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A History of South Africa

By Frank Welsh

A History of South Africa Books

A History of South Africa

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Throughout its turbulent history, South Africa has frequently been the focus of worldwide attention - usually hostile. Yet prejudice and ignorance about the country are widespread. The evolution of the present-day 'Rainbow Nation' has taken place under conditions of sometimes extreme pressure. Since long before the arrival of the first European settlers in the seventeenth century, the country has been home to a complex and uneasily co-existing blend of races and cultures, and successive waves of immigrants have added to the already volatile mixture. Despite the optimism and euphoria which greeted the final dismantling of the apartheid system and the election as President of Nelson Mandela in April 1994, South Africa's history, racial mix and recent political upheavals suggest it will not easily free itself from the legacy of its tumultuous past. Newly revised and updated to include the retirement of Mandela, Frank Welsh's vividly written, even-handed and authoritative history casts new light on many of South Africa's most cherished myths. Like his 'A History of Hong Kong', it will surely come to be regarded as definitive. 'Sweeping, exhaustive and masterly'
SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'Excellent ... a balanced account of a very complex story'
STEPHEN FLEMING, 'Irish Independent' 'Vital to an understanding of modern South Africa
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'His assessments are judicious, his opinions fair ... Welsh maintains a clear narrative thread through this hugely complex story'
STEPHEN TAYLOR, 'New York Times Book Review'
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
656
Release Date:
2000-05-02
Publication Date:
2000-05-02
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0006384218
ISBN13:
9780006384212
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
504 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
199 cm
Thickness:
42 cm

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