A History of South Africa; Third Edition

by Leonard Thompson

• ISBN13: 9780300087765
• ISBN10: 0300087764
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-02-08
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

A leading scholar of South Africa provides a fresh and penetrating exploration of that country's history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present, focusing primarily on the experiences of its black inhabitants. For this third edition, Leonard Thompson adds two new chapters that describe the transfer of power and the new South Africa under the presidencies of Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	vii
List of Maps	xi
Preface	xiii
Chronology	xix
The Africans	1	(30)
The White Invaders: The Cape Colony, 1652--1870	31	(39)
African Wars and White Invaders: Southeast Africa, 1770--1870	70	(40)
Diamonds, Gold, and British Imperialism, 1870--1910	110	(44)
The Segregation Era, 1910--1948	154	(33)
The Apartheid Era, 1948--1978	187	(34)
Apartheid in Crisis, 1978--1989	221	(20)
The Political Transition, 1989--1994	241	(24)
The New South Africa, 1994--2000	265	(32)
Appendix: Statistics	297	(8)
Notes	305	(40)
Index	345