A Concise History of South Africa

Robert Ross

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511805806

Lays emphasis on the continuing influence of the country's African heritage whilst also chronicling the processes of colonial conquest and of economic development stemming from the industrial revolution. This is followed by an analysis of the fundamental political changes South Africa has undergone, and a background for understanding those many things which have not changed.

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Frontmatter
pp i-viii

Dedication
pp ix-x

Contents
pp xi-xii

List of illustrations
pp xiii-xvi

Preface
pp xvii-xviii

Terminology and orthography
pp xix-xx

Introduction
pp 1-4

1 - The settlement of the country
pp 5-21

2 - Colonial conquest
pp 22-58

3 - Unification
pp 59-90

4 - Consolidation
pp 91-121

5 - Apartheid
pp 122-153

6 - The costs of apartheid
pp 154-173

7 - ‘Let freedom reign’: the ending of apartheid and the transition to democracy, 1980–1994
pp 174-213

8 - Epilogue: the acid rain of freedom
pp 214-223

Suggestions for further reading
pp 224-234

Index
pp 235-251

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