History of Southern Africa / J.D. Omer-Cooper.
History of Southern Africa / J.D. Omer-Cooper.
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Publisher
Cape, South Africa : David Philip ; London : James Currey ; Portsmouth, N.H. : Heinemann, 1994.
Date
1994.
Call Numbers
N968/38
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 291 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. The Khoisan peoples & Bantu-speaking settlement -- 2. The establishment & early development of the Cape Colony -- 3. New wine in old bottles: the Cape Colony 1795-1834 -- 4. The mass migrations of the mfecane & the Great Trek -- 5. Boer republics, African states & the British -- 6. Diamonds & the...
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Publisher
Cape, South Africa : David Philip ; London : James Currey ; Portsmouth, N.H. : Heinemann, 1994.
Edition
2nd ed.
Date Published
1994.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
People in search of a general account of the history of the region will find this book attractive and readable. Professor Omer-Cooper has updated the second edition to incorporate recent advances in scholarship. The most substantial changes focus on: the early history, settlement and relationships of the Khoisan and Bantu-speaking peoples; the caus...
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Full title
History of Southern Africa / J.D. Omer-Cooper.
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
N968/38
Record Identifier
74VKJe20Bj5O
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJe20Bj5O
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ISBN
0852557159 (U.K. pbk.)
9780435080952 (U.S.)
0435080954 (U.S.)
9780852557167 (U.K. cloth)
0852557167 (U.K. cloth)
9780852557150 (U.K. pbk.)
DDC
968
MMS ID
991022335679702626
