South Africa in world history / Iris Berger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berger, Iris, 1941-

Series:

New Oxford world history.

The new Oxford world history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Africa--History.

South Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

South Africa in World History discusses the history of South Africa from the early centuries of the Common Era to the present-day and addresses broad themes of world history such as colonialism, white settlement, nationalism and reconciliation.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Editors' Preface

Preface

CHAPTER 1 Ancestors

CHAPTER 2 Bitter Almond Hedges: Colonization, Servitude, and Slavery

CHAPTER 3 New Frontiers

CHAPTER 4 Minerals, War, and Unification

CHAPTER 5 Worlds Apart: A New Racial Divide

CHAPTER 6 Nationalisms in Conflict: The Rise of Apartheid

CHAPTER 7 "No Easy Walk to Freedom"

CHAPTER 8 Democracy and Its Discontents

Chronology

Notes

Further Reading

Web Sites

Acknowledgments

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167-181]) and index.

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ISBN:

1-282-05374-4

9786612053740

0-19-972209-9