A History of South Africa (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Leonard Thompson
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: 1652-1989
- Setting: South Africa
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Politics, Racism, Blacks, Colonies or colonization, Slavery or slaves, Immigration or emigration, Violence, Economics, Mines, miners, or mining, Hunting or hunters, Gold, Precious metals or stones, Apartheid, Diamonds, Gems
- Locales: South Africa
Leonard Thompson defines his terms carefully. The Africans, Coloureds, and Indians of South Africa are known collectively as Blacks. The Afrikaners are the Dutch population established by 1800, called Boers by the British in the South African War of 1889-1902. South Africa is the political entity designated the Republic of South Africa, including the ten areas of the so- called “homelands.” Southern Africa encompasses the Republic, as well as Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. Thompson arranges his narrative in seven lucid chapters that bring...
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