A Traveller's History of South Africa is intended as a comprehensive single volume survey of one of today's most popular and exciting destinations. Lifting the lid on this most multi-cultural of societies - and its chequered past - the book will begin by tracing the evolution of South Africa from prehistoric times, taking into account the most recent archaeological and anthropological findings. It will then chart the penetration of the region by European explorers and traders; the political, social and economic developments that follow on from this, and finally, the complicated descent into state repression of the majority black population after the Second World War. Bringing the story up to date, the book will also include practical information for the visitor, as well as a full compendium of historical facts and data.
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Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 129 mm
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978-0-304-36452-7 (9780304364527)
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David Mason was born in 1969. After graduating, he studied at the Universityof London, receiving an MA in Imperial and Commonwealth Studies. Since 1996 he has taught at both graduate and undergraduate level on a wide variety of subjects including the history of southern Africa from 1500 until the present day. As part of on-going research he intends to visit South Africa in the winter of 2001-02. His first book, Verdun, was published by the Windrush Press in
