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The Making of Modern South Africa: Conquest, Apartheid, Democracy (Historical Association Studies)

The Making of Modern South Africa: Conquest, Apartheid, Democracy (Historical Association Studies)

by NigelWorden (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

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Synopsis

A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the key themes and debates central to an understanding of the region. * Examines the major issues in South Africa's history, including colonial conquest; the establishment of racism, segregation, and apartheid; resistance movements; and the eventual founding of democracy * Provides a sharp, analytical overview of the new South Africa * For this fourth edition, a completely rewritten final chapter brings the story up to the present * Incorporates the findings of new research since 2000 * Contains new and revised maps and an updated further reading section

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 216
 Edition: 4th Edition
 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 09 Aug 2007
ISBN 10: 1405154292
ISBN 13: 9781405154291

Media Reviews
Praise for 4th Edition: Superb work of historiographic synthesis ... A penetrating analysis of the forces that have shaped South Africa, and is written in a style that is engaging. Cape Times Of the second edition: A masterly summary of the major themes which have gone into the making of modern South Africa and of the debates which historians have had about them. It is clear and succinct; marvellously well-researched; absolutely up-to-date; and easily accessible to the general reader. It is at once the best book of its kind available. Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History Nigel Worden's book has a good chronology, excellent bibliography and it certainly enriches the literature on South Africa. Africa World Review Good, scholarly one-volume overviews of South African history are not plentiful. The Making of Modern South Africa, is already proving invaluable to students and lecturer alike because it is so up to date... the book is admirably organized, remarkably comprehensive and bound to be widely used. The English Historical Review Worden's presentation is always erudite and balanced. He is to be congratulated in providing a masterly history of modern South Africa which should have a wide audience The Australian Association for Maritime History It is well written and balanced in its presentation of the South African history, such as the inclusion of the importance of gender and environmental history. West Africa Of the third edition: That Worden explains the major themes in South African history in such a thin volume while remaining concise, readable and balanced, is quite an achievement for a book that can serve as an excellent introductory text for history and political courses on modern South Africa. Journal of Modern African Studies
Author Bio
Nigel Worden is Professor of History at the University of Cape Town. He was previously Research Fellow at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge and Lecturer in Commonwealth History at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of Slavery in Dutch South Africa (1985) and co-author of Cape Town: The Making of a City (1998, with Elizabeth van Heyningen and Vivian Bickford-Smith) and Cape Town in the Twentieth Century (1999, with Elizabeth van Heyningen and Vivian Bickford-Smith), as well as work on Indian Ocean history.