Description
The new edition of The Making of Modern South Africa provides a comprehensive, current introduction to the key themes and debates concerning the history of this controversial country. Engagingly written, the author provides a sharp, analytical overview of the new South Africa.
- Examines the major issues in South Africa's history, from pre-colonial to present, including colonial conquest; the establishment of racism, segregation, and apartheid; resistance movements; and the eventual founding of democracy
- Contains an additional final chapter that takes the story to the present and considers the challenges and compromises of the first two decades of democracy
- Updated with material on post-apartheid era and current issues in South Africa
- The only book that gives direct guidance to bibliographical material and readings on key debates
- Provides a sharp, analytical overview of the new South Africa
- Extensive references are given to the key writings on each topic and the debates between scholars
Table of Contents
List of Maps x
Outline Chronology xi
Acknowledgments xviii
Acronyms xix
1 Introduction: The Changing History of South Africa 1
2 The Conquest of the Land 9
3 Changes in Town and Countryside 39
4 White Supremacy, Segregation and Apartheid 73
5 The Heyday of Apartheid 104
6 The Decline and Fall of Apartheid 131
7 The ‘New South Africa’ 156
Bibliography 170
Index 194
