Cette série étendue explore l'histoire riche et complexe de l'Afrique du Sud, de l'Âge du Fer jusqu'à nos jours. Présentant de nouvelles interprétations, données et perspectives d'historiens de premier plan, elle intègre diverses sources, y compris des archives écrites, orales et archéologiques. Les volumes proposent une réévaluation cruciale des événements et développements majeurs, offrant un aperçu approfondi de la formation et de l'évolution de la nation.
This book surveys South African history from the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand in the late nineteenth century to the first democratic elections in 1994. Written by many of the leading historians of the country, it pulls together four decades of scholarship to present a detailed overview of South Africa during the twentieth century.
Coming fourteen years after South Africa's achievement of majority rule, this book takes a critical and searching look at the country's past. The book's chapters, by ten of the best historians of South Africa, represent a reassessment of the major historical events, developments, and records of South Africa and will be an important new tool for students and professors of African history worldwide.