Böcker av Leonard Thompson

A magisterial history of South Africa, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present. Lynn Berat updates this classic text with a new chapter chronicling the first presidential term of Mbeki and ending with the celebrations of the centenary of South Africa's ruling African National Congress in January 2012. "e;A history that is both accurate and authentic, written in a delightful literary style."e;-Archbishop Desmond Tutu "e;Should become the standard general text for South African history. . . . Recommended for college classes and anyone interested in obtaining a historical framework in which to place events occurring in South Africa today."e;-Roger B. Beck, History: Reviews of New Books