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History of South Africa: From 1902 to the Present

byThula Simpson

Thula Simpson traces South Africa's history from the aftermath of the South African War through segregation, apartheid, liberation, democracy, and the crises of the present. Diaries, letters, oral testimony, and diplomatic records bring political leaders into conversation with workers, activists, soldiers, families, and communities. The book examines racial rule, industrialization, nationalism, resistance, state violence, transition, inequality, and corruption across more than a century. Simpson presents modern South Africa as a nation repeatedly remade through conflict and negotiation, whose democratic achievements remain inseparable from unresolved economic and institutional legacies.

Publisher

Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Publication date

2022

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780197672020