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A History of South Africa

By Leonard Thompson

A History of South Africa Politics & History

A History of South Africa

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A fresh and penetrating exploration of South Africa's history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present

"I did not think it was possible for a white person to write a history of South Africa which a black South African would find to be a fair and accurate account of a beautiful land and its people. Leonard Thompson has disabused me of that notion. His is a history that is both accurate and authentic, written in a delightful literary style."--Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The Fourth Edition of this classic text brings South Africa's history up to date with a new chapter chronicling the first presidential term of Mbeki and ending with the funeral of Nelson Mandela.

"An admirably objective history of South Africa . . . [that] will be most useful in contemplating the country's future."--Lorna Hahn, New York Times Book Review

"This is a work of insight and durability that is certain to assist South Africa's coming generation of nation-builders to reach a more objective understanding of their past."--Foreign Affairs

"Concentrating on southern Africa's black inhabitants, rather than on its white minority, this work has received universal praise from scholars and activists alike."--Washington Post Book World

"The text is basic for any reader who wishes to comprehend the historical patterns that preface the struggles that seethe and boil in this country. A careful, reliable book for student research."--School Library Journal

Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
4
Number of Pages:
512
Release Date:
2014-04-29
Publication Date:
2014-04-29
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0300189354
ISBN13:
9780300189353
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
510 g
Height:
136 cm
Width:
208 cm
Thickness:
40 cm
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