Bibliograph

The history of South Africa, Roger B. Beck

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The history of South Africa, Roger B. Beck

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references(pages 265-270) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The history of South Africa

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

854906219

Responsibility statement

Roger B. Beck

Series statement

The Greenwood histories of the modern nations

Summary

"South Africa's history stretches back to the beginnings of human existence. This book provides an overview to South Africa's multiple millennia of history, covering its long and often troubled past to its current status in the 21st century"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Timeline of historical events -- South Africa today -- The first South Africans, 4 million B.C.E.-1488 C.E. -- European invasion, 1488-1795 -- The British and the Cape colony, 1795-1870 -- African states, Afrikaner republics, and British imperialism, 1770-1870 -- The British imperial age, 1870-1910 -- White union and Black segregation : preparing for apartheid, 1910-1948 -- The apartheid years, 1948-1973 -- The final years of white domination, 1973-1994 -- The Mandela years, 1994-1999 -- After Mandela, 1999-2013 -- Notable people in the history of South Africa

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