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This is a succinct synthesis of South African history from the introduction of agriculture about 1 500 years ago up to and including the government of Thabo Mbeki. Stressing economic, social, cultural and environmental matters as well as political history, it shows how South Africa has become a single country.

Table of Contents
List of illustrations; Preface; Terminology and orthography; Introduction; 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; Suggestions for further reading; Index.

A Concise History of South Africa

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 12 April 2008
      ISBN-13 9780521720267
      978-0521720267
      ISBN-10 0521720265
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      African history

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      Book Synopsis
      This is a succinct synthesis of South African history from the introduction of agriculture about 1 500 years ago up to and including the government of Thabo Mbeki. Stressing economic, social, cultural and environmental matters as well as political history, it shows how South Africa has become a single country.

      Table of Contents
      List of illustrations; Preface; Terminology and orthography; Introduction; 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; Suggestions for further reading; Index.

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