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A History of South Africa Revised, Update Edition
Contributor(s): Thompson, Leonard (Author), Berat, Lynn (Revised by)

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ISBN: 0300189354     ISBN-13: 9780300189353
Publisher: Yale University Press
OUR PRICE: $19.00  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: April 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Africa - South - Republic Of South Africa
- Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism
Physical Information: 1.36" H x 5.77" W x 8.23" L (1.12 lbs) 512 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Southern Africa
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
A fresh and penetrating exploration of South Africa's history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present

"I did not think it was possible for a white person to write a history of South Africa which a black South African would find to be a fair and accurate account of a beautiful land and its people. Leonard Thompson has disabused me of that notion. His is a history that is both accurate and authentic, written in a delightful literary style."--Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The Fourth Edition of this classic text brings South Africa's history up to date with a new chapter chronicling the first presidential term of Mbeki and ending with the funeral of Nelson Mandela.

"An admirably objective history of South Africa . . . [that] will be most useful in contemplating the country's future."--Lorna Hahn, New York Times Book Review

"This is a work of insight and durability that is certain to assist South Africa's coming generation of nation-builders to reach a more objective understanding of their past."--Foreign Affairs

"Concentrating on southern Africa's black inhabitants, rather than on its white minority, this work has received universal praise from scholars and activists alike."--Washington Post Book World

"The text is basic for any reader who wishes to comprehend the historical patterns that preface the struggles that seethe and boil in this country. A careful, reliable book for student research."--School Library Journal

 
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