The making of modern South Africa : conquest, apartheid, democracy / Nigel Worden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Worden, Nigel, 1955-

Series:

Historical Association studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Africa--History.

South Africa.

History.

South Africa--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Democracy--South Africa.

Democracy.

Apartheid--South Africa.

Apartheid.

South Africa--Race relations.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

xviii, 198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., [2007]

Summary:

In The Making of Modern South Africa, Nigel Worden provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the key themes and debates central to an understanding of the region.The book examines the major issues in South Africa's history: the colonial conquests of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; the establishment of racism, segregation, and apartheid; the spirit of reform, resistance and repression of the 1980s; and the eventual break up of institutional apartheid and founding of democracy.For this fourth edition, a completely rewritten final chapter takes the story from 1994 to the present, alongside new and revised maps and an updated further reading section. Professor Worden places the new South Africa in a wide historical context and provides a sharp, analytical overview for all those interested in modern South African history and politics.

Contents:

Introduction : the changing history of South Africa

The conquest of the land

Changes in town and countryside

White supremacy, segregation and apartheid

The heyday of apartheid

The decline and fall of apartheid

The 'New South Africa.'

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-189) and index.

ISBN:

9781405154291

1405154292

OCLC:

82673581

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