A History of South Africa: Revised Edition
ISBN: 9780300128062
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Yale University Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: South Africa -- History;

A leading scholar of South Africa provides a fresh and penetrating exploration of that country's history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present. Focusing primarily on the experiences of its black inhabitants, this richly illustrated book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the historical patterns behind the conflicts that rage in this troubled land.

Leonard Thompson is Charles J. Still, Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University and Director of the Yale Southern African Research Program. He has written and edited many books, including The Political Mythology of Apartheid , The Frontier in History (with Howard Lamar), and South African Politics (with Andrew Prior), all published by Yale University Press.

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