Description
This extensive history of South Africa was written by some of the country’s most prominent historians such as Hermann Giliomee, Jan Visagie, David Scher and Fransjohan Pretorius. Its broad scope includes South Africa’s pre-colonial history, slavery, Afrikaner nationalism, an environmental history and an analysis of a post-apartheid South Africa.
In the updated 2021 reprint a new chapter by Jan-Jan Joubert has been added – From state capture to Covid: the decline of the ANC, 2014-2020.
Other chapters included are:
The Anglo-Boer War – Fransjohan Pretorius
The establishment of apartheid, 1948-1966 – David Scher
Apartheid: A different view- Hermann Giliomee
The democratic puberty, 2004-2011 – Jan-Jan Joubert
All chapters:
1. South Africa’s primeval past Andrie Meyer
2. The Dutch era at the Cape, 1652-1806 Johan de Villiers
3. People of bondage Robert Shell
4. Cape colonial society under British rule, 1806-1834 Johan de Villiers
5. Migration and the societies north of the Gariep River Jan Visagie
6. The emigration of the Voortrekkers into the interior Jan Visagie
7. State formation and strife, 1850-1900 Jackie Grobler
8. The mineral revolution Wessel Visser
9. An economic history of the nineteenth century Grietjie Verhoef
10. Afrikaner nationalism, 1875-1899 Hermann Giliomee
11. Everyone’s war: the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) Fransjohan Pretorius
12. Post-war race relations, 1902-1948 David M. Scher
13. Afrikaner nationalism, 1902-1948 Hermann Giliomee
14. Black political awakening, 1875-1949 Jackie Grobler
15. The consolidation of the apartheid state, 1948-1966 David M. Scher
16. B.J. Vorster and separate development Kobus du Pisani
17. Black resistance against apartheid, 1950s-1980s Jackie Grobler
18. “Adapt or die”, 1978-1984 Hermann Giliomee
19. Uprising, war and transition, 1984-1994 Hermann Giliomee
20. Apartheid: a different angle Hermann Giliomee
21. The South African economy in the twentieth century Grietjie Verhoef
22. The development of trade unions and organised labour Wessel Visser
23. South Africa after apartheid, 1994-2004 Japie Brits
24. The troubled teens: South African democracy, 2004-2013 Jan-Jan Joubert
25. Coloureds: a complex history Cornelius Thomas
26. The Indians in South Africa Goolam Vahed
27. English-speaking South Africans: uncertain of their identity John Lambert
28. The South African churches and apartheid J.W. (Hoffie) Hofmeyr and J.A. (Joan) Millard
29. An environmental history of South Africa Elize S. van Eeden
30. From state capture to Covid: the decline of the ANC, 2014-2020
