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The History of South Africa
By Roger B. Beck
284 pages
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- Greenwood Press
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- Westport, CT
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- 2000
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Synopsis
To quote the title of Nelson Mandela's 1994 autobiography, it has been a "long walk to freedom." The history of South Africa, one of the oldest inhabited places on earth, is also the story of one of the newest nations, made and remade over the last century. This compellingly written history of South Africa, from prehistoric times through 1999, is the only up-to-date history of the nation. Beginning with an overview of the modern nation, this narrative history traces South Africa from prehistory ...
To quote the title of Nelson Mandela's 1994 autobiography, it has been a "long walk to freedom." The history of South Africa, one of the oldest inhabited places on earth, is also the story of one of the newest nations, made and remade over the last century. This compellingly written history of South Africa, from prehistoric times through 1999, is the only up-to-date history of the nation. Beginning with an overview of the modern nation, this narrative history traces South Africa from prehistory through the European invasions, the settlement by the Dutch, the imposition of British rule, the many internecine wars for control of the nation, the institution of apartheid, and, finally, freedom for all South Africans in 1994 and the Mandela years 1994-1999.
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Table of contents
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- Advisory Board ii
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Series Foreword ix
- Preface xiii
- Timeline of Historical Events xv
- Abbreviations xxvii
- 1 - South Africa Today 1
- 2 - The First South Africans, 4 Million B.C.E.-1488 C.E. 9
- 3 - European Invasion, 1488-1795 25
- 5 - African States, Afrikaner Republics, and British Imperialism, 1770-1870 59
- 6 - The British Imperial Age, 1870-1910 77
- 7 - White Union and Black Segregation: Preparing for Apartheid, 1910-1948 101
- 8 - The Apartheid Years, 1948-1973 125
- 9 - The Final Years of White Domination, 1973-1994 155
- 10 - The Mandela Years, 1994-1999 191
- Advisory Board ii
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Series Foreword ix
- Preface xiii
- Timeline of Historical Events xv
- Abbreviations xxvii
- 1 - South Africa Today 1
- 2 - The First South Africans, 4 Million B.C.E.-1488 C.E. 9
- 3 - European Invasion, 1488-1795 25
- 5 - African States, Afrikaner Republics, and British Imperialism, 1770-1870 59
- 6 - The British Imperial Age, 1870-1910 77
- 7 - White Union and Black Segregation: Preparing for Apartheid, 1910-1948 101
- 8 - The Apartheid Years, 1948-1973 125
- 9 - The Final Years of White Domination, 1973-1994 155
- 10 - The Mandela Years, 1994-1999 191
- Notable People in the History of South Africa 207
- Glossary 215
- Bibliographic Essay 219
- Index 223
- About the Author 249
- Other Titles in the Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations 250