A history of South Africa / Leonard Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thompson, Leonard Monteath.

Series:

Yale Nota bene.

Yale Nota bene

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Africa--History.

South Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-72996-5

9786611729967

0-300-12806-1

OCLC:

952734111