Twentieth-Century South Africa

Name: Twentieth-Century South Africa
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ISBN: 9780192893185

ISBN-10: 0192893181

ISBN-13: 9780192893185

Edition: 2nd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: William Beinart

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An innovative examination of the forces - both destructive and dynamic - which have shaped twentieth-century South Africa. This book provides a stimulating introduction to the history of South Africa in the twentieth century. It draws on the rich and lively tradition of radical history writing on that country and, to a greater extent than previous accounts, weaves economic and cultural history into the political narrative. Apartheid and industrialization, especially mining, are central theme, as is the rise of nationalism in the Afrikaner and African communities. But the author also emphasizes the neglected significance of rural experiences and local identities in shaping political…

Book details

List price: $31.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/15/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 0.902
Language: English




A State without a Nation



African Rural Life and Migrant Labour



Economic and Social Change on the Settler Farmlands



War, Reconstruction, and the State from the 1890s to 1920s



Black Responses and Black Resistance



The Settler State in Depression and War, 1930-1948



Afrikaner Power and the Rise of Mass



Apartheid, 1948-1961



Economy and Society in the 1960s and 1970s



Farms, Homelands, and Displaced Urbanization 1960-1984



Black Political Struggles and the Reform Era of P.W. Botha 1973-1984



Insurrection, Fragmentation, and Negotiations 1984-1992



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