Segregation and Apartheid in Twentieth Century South Africa |
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Editor:
| Beinart, William Dubow, Saul |
Series title: | Rewriting Histories Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-415-10356-5 |
Publication Date: | May 1995 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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Beinart and Dubow's selection of some of the most important essays on racial segregation and apartheid in South Africa provides an unparallelled introduction to this contentious and absorbing subject. Incorporates the 1994 election.As South Africa moves towards majority rule, and blacks begin to exercise direct political power, apartheid becomes a thing of the past - but its legacy in South African history will be indelible. this book is designed to introduce students to a range of...
More DescriptionBeinart and Dubow's selection of some of the most important essays on racial segregation and apartheid in South Africa provides an unparallelled introduction to this contentious and absorbing subject. Incorporates the 1994 election.As South Africa moves towards majority rule, and blacks begin to exercise direct political power, apartheid becomes a thing of the past - but its legacy in South African history will be indelible. this book is designed to introduce students to a range of interpretations of one of South Africa's central social characteristics: racial segregation. It:bull; brings together eleven articles which span the whole history of segregation from its origins to its final collapsebull; reviews the new historiography of segregation and the wide variety of intellectual traditions on which it is basedbull; includes a glossary, explanatory notes and further reading.