Title: The making of modern South Africa : conquest, apartheid, democracy /
Authors: Worden, Nigel, 1955-
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Democracy South Africa; Apartheid South Africa; Cities and towns South Africa.; South Africa History.; South Africa Politics and government.; South Africa Race relations.
Abstract: " ... [The] author provides a sharp, analytical view of South Africa. The text covers the complete history of tye country, from pre-colonial times to the present, and major themes include explorations of the colonial conquests of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; the establishment of racism, segregation and apartheid; forms of resistance and repression in the apartheid era; and the collapse of apartheid and the problems facing the new democratic nation."--Back cover.
Contents: The changing history of South Africa -- The conquest of the land -- Changes in town and countryside -- White supremacy, segregation and apartheid -- The heyday of apartheid -- The decline and fall of apartheid -- The "new South Africa".