South Africa : a modern history

A comprehensive survey of the whole of South African history from pre-colonial times to 1999, essential for serious students of the subject. It handles all major topics in some depth, with special focus on the dramatic changes in that country since 1990. It includes an important chapter on the Truth...

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Main Authors : Davenport Thomas Rodney Hope (Auteur), Saunders Christopher (Auteur)
Other Authors : Tutu Desmond (Préfacier)
Format : Book
Language : anglais
Title statement : South Africa : a modern history / T.R.H. Davenport,... and Christopher Saunders,...; foreword by Desmond Tutu,...
Edition : Fifth edition
Published : Hampshire, Houndmills, Basingstoke [England], New York (NY) : Palgrave Macmillan , 2000
Physical Description : 1 vol. (XXX-807 p.)
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Content : The Prelude to White Domination. The beginnings of contact between the Xhosa and the colonists. The sixth frontier war and the treaty system. The conflicts of 1846-53. Sir George Grey and the cattle-killing of 1857. The Thembu experience. The Gcaleka in exile: the war and rebellions of 1877-80. The incorporation of Pondoland. The Cape-Kora wars. The Philippolis Griqua and their exile to Kokstad. The Griqua of Nicholas Waterboer, the land court and the rebellion of 1878. Moshweshwe's Sotho, the Free State and the British, 1833-84. The Rolong of Thaba'Nchu and the Orange Free State. The Pedi, the Boers and the British, 1845-83. The Ndzundza, or Transvaal Ndebele. The Lovedu and the Venda. The Tlhaping and Rolong. The northern Tswana kingdoms. The Consolidation of a White State. Challenge and Response
Contents : The Prelude to White Domination
The beginnings of contact between the Xhosa and the colonists
The sixth frontier war and the treaty system
The conflicts of 1846-53
Sir George Grey and the cattle-killing of 1857
The Thembu experience
The Gcaleka in exile : the war and rebellions of 1877-80
The incorporation of Pondoland
The Cape-Kora wars
The Philippolis Griqua and their exile to Kokstad
The Griqua of Nicholas Waterboer, the land court and the rebellion of 1878
Moshweshwe's Sotho, the Free State and the British, 1833-84
The Rolong of Thaba'Nchu and the Orange Free State
The Pedi, the Boers and the British, 1845-83
The Ndzundza, or Transvaal Ndebele
The Lovedu and the Venda
The Tlhaping and Rolong
The northern Tswana kingdoms
The Consolidation of a White State
Challenge and Response
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