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Concise History of South Africa by Robert Ross (1999, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521575788
ISBN-139780521575782
eBay Product ID (ePID)835550
Product Key Features
Book TitleConcise History of South Africa
Number of Pages234 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicEurope / Renaissance, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorRobert Ross
Book SeriesCambridge Concise Histories Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight11.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-011691
Dewey Edition22
Reviews'Ross ... writes clearly and vigorously and covers a remarkable range of topics ... the book is attractively produced and liberally illustrated.' The Times Literary Supplement, "Ross's writing style will help the book find a wide audience. The narrative is not overburdened with the jargon of any particular historical school, and he uses strong, declarative sentences to make his points." The Historian, '... it encompasses a greater breadth of issues than any other single text that is currently in print. As such, it provides either an excellent introduction for the advanced higher student, or a brilliant synthesis towards the end of the course, at a point when the student who has mastered the detail should be looking to revisit 'the big picture'. SATH, History Teaching Review, ‘Ross … writes clearly and vigorously and covers a remarkable range of topics … the book is attractively produced and liberally illustrated.’The Times Literary Supplement, '… it encompasses a greater breadth of issues than any other single text that is currently in print. As such, it provides either an excellent introduction for the advanced higher student, or a brilliant synthesis towards the end of the course, at a point when the student who has mastered the detail should be looking to revisit 'the big picture'. SATH, History Teaching Review, "This book will provide its readers with a good platform from which to begin to expand their undestanding of Southern Africa." H-Net Reviews of Southern, 'Ross … writes clearly and vigorously and covers a remarkable range of topics … the book is attractively produced and liberally illustrated.' The Times Literary Supplement, ‘… it encompasses a greater breadth of issues than any other single text that is currently in print. As such, it provides either an excellent introduction for the advanced higher student, or a brilliant synthesis towards the end of the course, at a point when the student who has mastered the detail should be looking to revisit ‘the big picture’.SATH, History Teaching Review, '... it encompasses a greater breadth of issues than any other single text that is currently in print. As such, it provides either an excellent introduction for the advanced higher student, or a brilliant synthesis towards the end of the course, at a point when the student who has mastered the detail should be looking to revisit 'the big picture'.SATH, History Teaching Review, 'Ross ... writes clearly and vigorously and covers a remarkable range of topics ... the book is attractively produced and liberally illustrated.'The Times Literary Supplement
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Decimal968
Table Of Content1. Introduction; 2. The settlement of the land; 3. Colonial conquest; 4. Unification; 5. Consolidation; 6. Apartheid; 7. The costs of apartheid; 8. 'Let Freedom Reign': the end of apartheid and the transition to democracy, 1980-1994; 9. Epilogue: the acid rain of freedom; Suggestions for further reading.
SynopsisThis book provides a succinct synthesis of South African history from the introduction of agriculture about 1500 years ago up to and including the government of Nelson Mandela. Stressing economic, social, cultural and environmental matters as well as political history, it shows how South Africa has become a single country. On the one hand it lays emphasis on the country's African heritage, and shows how this continues to influence social structures, ways of thought and ideas of governance. On the other, it chronicles the processes of colonial conquest and of economic development and unification stemming from the industrial revolution which began at the end of the nineteenth century. This leads on to a description and analysis of the fundamental political changes which South Africa is currently undergoing, while providing a background for the understanding of those many things which have not changed., This book gives a succinct overview of the last 1500 years of South African history, up to and including the Mandela government. It covers pre-colonial African societies, the colonial conquest and the economic and political transformations leading up to the radical changes of the last decade., Describes 1500 years of South African history, from pre-colonial times to Nelson Mandela’s Presidency., This book provides a succinct overview of the past 1500 years of South African history, up to and including the government of Nelson Mandela. On the basis of a description of precolonial African societies and of colonial conquest, it concentrates on the economic and political transformations leading up to the radical changes of the past decade. Nevertheless, it also devotes much attention to the diversity of South African society and the vibrancy of its cultural life.
LC Classification NumberDT1787 .R67 1999
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