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South Africa

A Modern History

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Authors:
  1. T. R. H. Davenport

    1. Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

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  2. Christopher Saunders

    1. University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
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  2. The Prelude to White Domination

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Setting of the Human Problem

      1. From the Dawn of History to the Time of Troubles
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 3-20
      2. The Birth of a Plural Society
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 21-35
      3. The Enlightenment and the Great Trek
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 36-54

    3. Chiefdoms, Republics and Colonies in the Nineteenth Century

      1. African Chiefdoms
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 57-76
      2. Boer Republics
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 77-100
      3. British Colonies
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 101-125

    4. The Struggle for Possession

      1. White and Black: The Struggle for the Land
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 129-193
      2. Empire and Republics: the Breaking of Boer Independence, 1850–1902
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 194-232
      3. The Shaping of a White Dominion
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 233-264

  3. The Consolidation of a White State

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 265-265
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    2. The Road to Afrikaner Dominance

      1. Union under Stress: Botha and Smuts, 1910–24
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 267-299
      2. The Afrikaner’s Road to Parity: Hertzog, 1924–33
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 300-323
      3. White Unity, Black Division, 1933–9
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 324-343
      4. Smuts and the Liberal-Nationalist Confrontation, 1939–48
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 344-374

    3. The Age of the Social Engineers

      1. Trek into the Wilderness, 1948–60
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 377-398
      2. Internal Combustion, 1956–64
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 399-424
      3. Modification and Backfire, 1964–78
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 425-458
      4. At the Crossroads, 1978–90
        • T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders
        Pages 459-515
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About this book

A survey of the whole of South African history from pre-colonial times to 1999, suitable for serious students of the subject. It handles all major topics, with special focus on the dramatic changes that have occured since 1990.

Reviews

'This work is a remarkable tour de force; to have managed to deal so brilliantly within the compass of a few hundred pages with the fascinating history of South Africa from prehistoric times right up to the second democratic elections of that beloved country'. - the Most Reverend Desmond Tutu, Emeritus Archbishop of Cape Town

'Probably the best one-volume work on the subject yet published.' - Marcel Berlins, The Times Educational Supplement

Authors and Affiliations

  • Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

    T. R. H. Davenport

  • University of Cape Town, South Africa

    Christopher Saunders

About the authors

T.R.H. DAVENPORT was Reader, Professor and then Head of Department of History at Rhodes University in Grahamstown until his retirement in 1990. He was previously Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of The Afrikaner Bond: the History of a South African Political Party, and contributor to the Oxford History of South Africa and to a variety of professional journals.

CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS is Associate Professor in the History Department at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of numerous books and articles on aspects of South African history, including The Making of South Africa (1988), A Historical Dictionary of South Africa (1983 , new ed. 1999) and many articles in the South African History Journal.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: South Africa

  • Book Subtitle: A Modern History

  • Authors: T. R. H. Davenport, Christopher Saunders

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230287549

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-312-23376-1Published: 08 March 2000

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-28754-9Published: 08 March 2000

  • Edition Number: 5

  • Number of Pages: XXX, 807

  • Topics: African History, Asian History, Modern History

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