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Apartheid : racial segregation in South Africa / written by Marie Faure ; in collaboration with Magali Bailliot ; translated by Rebecca Neal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Faure, Marie, author.
- Series:
- 50Minutes.com, History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Apartheid--South Africa.
- Apartheid.
- South Africa--Politics and government--20th century.
- South Africa.
- South Africa--Race relations--Political aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (43 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : 50Minutes.com, [2016]
- Summary:
- Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of apartheid in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of apartheid in South Africa. For over 40 years, South Africa maintained a white supremacist regime which denied black citizens the same rights and opportunities as their white counterparts. The regime, which was established and maintained by a series of laws codifying racial segregation, attracted international condemnation and determined opposition from activists, including Nelson Mandela. Apartheid was finally dismantled in 1991, but had lasting effects on South African politics and society. In just 50 minutes you will: •Learn about the laws implemented during apartheid to enforce racial segregation •Identify the most influential figures and central events of the apartheid period •Analyse the immediate impact and long-term consequences of apartheid, both in South Africa and abroad ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | History & Culture 50MINUTES.COM will enable you to quickly understand the main events, people, conflicts and discoveries from world history that have shaped the world we live in today. Our publications present the key information on a wide variety of topics in a quick and accessible way that is guaranteed to save you time on your journey of discovery.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Apartheid
- Key information
- Introduction
- Context
- South Africa: colonisation and rivalries
- Omnipresent racial segregation
- The contradictions of South Africa at the end of the Second World War
- Key protagonists
- Daniel Malan, Calvinist preacher and South African politician
- Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and statesman
- F.W. de Klerk, South African statesman
- Setting up a regime of segregation
- South African resistance
- International condemnation
- The long process of abolishing apartheid
- Impact
- The restoration of democracy in South Africa
- South Africa today
- A duty to remember?
- Summary
- Find out more.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9782806289711
- 2806289718
- OCLC:
- 975224043
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