{"product_id":"south-africa-in-the-twentieth-century-9780631191025","title":"South Africa in the Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Includes coverage of all the major political events that have shaped the turbulent history of South Africa.  * Explores the ways in which power at central government level has been played out on the national stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An exceptional survey of the political history of South Africa.\" \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Barber ... has written a detailed, interesting, and accurate analysis of an extraordinary country during an exceptional time\" \u003ci\u003eCHOICE.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSouth Africa in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to introduce students of contemporary history, politics and international relations to key regions and themes which have dominated discussion of the past century. It does so admirably ... this is a book whose sheer erudition will guarantee it a prominent place on the shelves of anyone wishing to understand South Africa in the twentieth century.\" \u003ci\u003eContemporary British History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book is very accessible and engrossing, but is nevertheless of a high academic standard ... \u003ci\u003eSouth Africa in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e is a major contribution to the literature on South African politics. It is essential reading not only for any scholar interested in South African politics but also for those with wider interests in questions of national self-identification and the way this affects political behaviour.\" \u003ci\u003eProgress in Development Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Clash of British Imperialism and Afrikaner Nationalism:\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e1. Prelude to War: Afrikaner and British Imperial Nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. War, Peace and Reconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Afrikaners, Blacks and Reconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The White Union and Black Reaction:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Responsible Government and the Union.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The New Union: White and Black Political Activity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Great War and its Aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. The Pact Government and Segregation 1924-9.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. From Pact to Fusion: Economic Depression and Black Opposition: 1929-39.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: World War II and Apartheid:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. World War II and its Aftermath 1939-48.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. African Nationalism Transformed: 1939-48.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The National Party Government 1948-61.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.African Opposition: Communists, Congress and the Pan Africanist Congress.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: The Wind of Change:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The New Republic, Sharpeville and the Granite Response.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Vorster and the Development of the Bantustans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Black Resistance Inside and Outside the Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Renewed Black Challenge:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Soweto and its Aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Reform, Security and White Divisions Under P. W. Botha.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. The Black Rising: and Answering Fire with Fire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Retreat from the Rubicon: The Failure of Reform.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Forging the New South Africa:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. In Search of a New South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Reaching Agreement: Negotiation, Tension and Violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Towards the Promised Land.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403400978775,"sku":"9780631191025","price":48.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631191025.jpg?v=1730483354","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/south-africa-in-the-twentieth-century-9780631191025","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}