A concise history of South Africa / Robert Ross.
A concise history of South Africa / Robert Ross.
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Publisher
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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T0367059
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Language
English
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Physical content
219p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. The settlement of the country -- 2. Colonial conquest -- 3. Unification -- 4. Consolidation -- 5. Apartheid -- 6. The costs of apartheid -- 7. 'Let freedom reign': the ending of apartheid and the transition to democracy, 1980-1994 -- 8. Epilogue: the acid rain of freedom.
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Publisher
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1999.
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Summary
This book provides a succinct synthesis of South African history from the introduction of agriculture about 1500 years ago up to and including the government of Nelson Mandela. Stressing economic, social, cultural and environmental matters as well as political history, it shows how South Africa has become a single country.
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A concise history of South Africa / Robert Ross.
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Cambridge concise histories.
Includes bibliographical references (p.202-208 ) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from 968/41.
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T0367059
Record Identifier
74VvrrGlKjAM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvrrGlKjAM
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ISBN
0521575788(pbk.) :
9780521573139
0521573130
9780521575782 (pbk.)
0521575788 (pbk.)
9780521573139(cased) :
0521573130(cased) :
9780521575782(pbk.) :
DDC
968
MMS ID
991011354089702626
