The Cambridge History of South Africa

doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521869836

This book surveys South African history from the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand in the late nineteenth century to the first democratic elections in 1994. Written by many of the leading historians of the country, it pulls together four decades of scholarship to present a detailed overview of South Africa during the twentieth century. It covers political, economic, social and intellectual developments and their interconnections in a clear and objective manner. This book, the second of two volumes, represents an important reassessment of all the major historical events, developments and records of South Africa and will be an important new tool for students and professors of African history worldwide, as well as the basis for further development and research.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Contributors
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Acknowledgments
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Note on references
pp xi-xii
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Introduction
pp 1-16
- By Robert Ross, Leiden University, Anne Kelk Mager, University of Cape Town, Bill Nasson, University of Stellenbosch
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1 - South Africa and South Africans: Nationality, Belonging, Citizenship
pp 17-65
- By Saul Dubow, University of Sussex
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2 - Imperialism, Settler Identities, and Colonial Capitalism: The Hundred-Year Origins of the 1899 South African War
pp 66-101
- By Stanley Trapido
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3 - Class, Culture, and Consciousness in South Africa, 1880–1899
pp 102-156
- By Shula Marks, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
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4 - War and Union, 1899–1910
pp 157-210
- By Shula Marks, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
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5 - South Africa: The Union Years, 1910–1948 – Political and Economic Foundations
pp 211-253
- By Bill Freund, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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6 - South African Society and Culture, 1910–1948
pp 254-318
- By Philip Bonner, University of the Witwatersrand
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7 - The Apartheid Project, 1948–1970
pp 319-368
- By Deborah Posel, University of Cape Town
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8 - Popular Responses to Apartheid: 1948–c. 1975
pp 369-408
- By Anne Kelk Mager, University of Cape Town, Maanda Mulaudzi, University of Cape Town
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9 - Resistance and Reform, 1973–1994
pp 409-491
- By Tom Lodge, University of Limerick
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10 - The Evolution of the South African Population in the Twentieth Century
pp 492-517
- By Charles Simkins, University of theWitwatersrand
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11 - The Economy and Poverty in the Twentieth Century
pp 518-572
- By Nicoli Nattrass, University of Cape Town, Jeremy Seekings, University of Cape Town
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12 - Modernity, Culture, and Nation
pp 573-599
- By Tlhalo Raditlhalo, University of South Africa
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13 - Environment, Heritage, Resistance, and Health: Newer Historiographical Directions
pp 600-624
- By Albert Grundlingh, University of Stellenbosch, Christopher Saunders, University of Cape Town, Sandra Swart, University of Stellenbosch, Howard Phillips, University of Cape Town
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Statistical Appendix
pp 625-650
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Bibliography
pp 651-696
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Index
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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Contributors
pp vii-viii

Acknowledgments
pp ix-x

Note on references
pp xi-xii

Introduction
pp 1-16

1 - South Africa and South Africans: Nationality, Belonging, Citizenship
pp 17-65

2 - Imperialism, Settler Identities, and Colonial Capitalism: The Hundred-Year Origins of the 1899 South African War
pp 66-101

3 - Class, Culture, and Consciousness in South Africa, 1880–1899
pp 102-156

4 - War and Union, 1899–1910
pp 157-210

5 - South Africa: The Union Years, 1910–1948 – Political and Economic Foundations
pp 211-253

6 - South African Society and Culture, 1910–1948
pp 254-318

7 - The Apartheid Project, 1948–1970
pp 319-368

8 - Popular Responses to Apartheid: 1948–c. 1975
pp 369-408

9 - Resistance and Reform, 1973–1994
pp 409-491

10 - The Evolution of the South African Population in the Twentieth Century
pp 492-517

11 - The Economy and Poverty in the Twentieth Century
pp 518-572

12 - Modernity, Culture, and Nation
pp 573-599

13 - Environment, Heritage, Resistance, and Health: Newer Historiographical Directions
pp 600-624

Statistical Appendix
pp 625-650

Bibliography
pp 651-696

Index
pp 697-724

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