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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451839903321

Autore

Thompson Leonard Monteath

Titolo

A history of South Africa [[electronic resource] /] / Leonard Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, Conn., : Yale University Press, 2001

ISBN

1-281-72996-5

9786611729967

0-300-12806-1

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Collana

Yale Nota bene

Disciplina

968

Soggetti

HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa

Electronic books.

South Africa History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- MAPS -- PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION -- PREFACE TO THE 1995 EDITION -- CHRONOLOGY -- CHAPTER I The Africans -- CHAPTER 2 The White Invaders: The Cape Colony, 1652-1870 -- CHAPTER 3 African Wars and White Invaders: Southeast Africa, 1770-1870 -- CHAPTER 4 Diamonds, Gold, and British Imperialism, 1870-1910 -- CHAPTER 5 The Segregation Era, 1910-1948 -- CHAPTER 7 Apartheid in Crisis. 1978-1989 -- CHAPTER 8 The Political Transition, 1989-1994 -- CHAPTER 9 The  New  South Africa, 1994-2000 -- APPENDIX: STATISTICS -- NOTES -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

A leading scholar of South Africa provides a fresh and penetrating exploration of that country's history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present. Focusing primarily on the experiences of its black inhabitants, this richly illustrated book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the historical patterns behind the conflicts that rage in this troubled land.