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A History of South Africa to 1870 book cover

1st Edition

A History of South Africa to 1870

Edited By Monica Wilson, Leonard Thompson Copyright 1982
478 Pages
by Routledge

478 Pages
by Routledge

478 Pages
by Routledge
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Originally published in 1982 and based on the 1969 Oxford History of South Africa , this book discusses some of the trends in the historiography of South Africa before the beginning of large-scale mining operations in Kimberley in 1870. A deliberate attempt was made to look at the roots of South African society and to take due account of all its peoples. The book includes a survey of... Read more

Biography

Cornelis W. de Kiewiet was President of Cornell and Rochester Universities, USA.

‘A turning-point in South African historiography to which all subsequent writing must relate.’ Hermann Giliomee

‘This great work of accuracy and integrity should be saluted everywhere in Africa.’ Radio Zambia/Radio Tanzania

‘…this book in its total conception and fine scholarship is an important landmark in South African historiography.’ Phyllis Lewsen, Sunday Times, Johannesburg

‘This brilliant volume…does for South Africa what has never been done before.’ Cecil Northcott, Daily Telegraph

‘..a comprehensive reappraisal of South African history that was long overdue.’ Times Literary Supplement.

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