Description
Book SynopsisFrom early human civilisation to today, this book illuminates the history of southern Africa. Interweaving social, cultural and political history, archaeology, anthropology and environmentalism, Neil Parsons and Alois Mlambo provide an engaging account of the region's varied past. Placing African voices and agency at centre stage rather than approaching the subject through a colonial lens,
A History of Southern Africa provides an engrossing narrative of the region.This textbook is ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of History and African Studies, and will provide an essential grounding for those taking courses in the history of southern Africa. Its lively and accessible approach will appeal to anyone with an interest in global history.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Middle & Later Stone Age The Iron Age to c.1300 Later Iron Age Societies to c.1685 Early States & European Colonies, c.1600-c.1790 Coastal & Interior Frontier Wars, c.1790-c.1868 Scramble for Africa Part 1, c.1868-1902 Scramble for Africa Part 2, 1902-1919 Golden Years for Colonialism, 1919-1948 Apartheid & African Nationalism, 1948-1967 Years of Revolutionary Insurgence, 1967-1990 Southern Africa since 1990 General Bibliography & General Videography Index
