This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the political system and historical development of South Africa. It examines the evolution of political institutions, ideologies, and power relations from the colonial period through the era of apartheid and its aftermath. The authors explore the roles of race, ethnicity, nationalism, and economic structures in shaping South African politics, as we…
African History is a comprehensive work written by four African historians: Philip Curtin, Steven Feierman, Leonard Thompson, and Jan Vansina. It provides an in-depth overview of Africa's social, political, and cultural development from early times to the modern era. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the authors highlight diverse African traditions, kingdoms, economic systems, colonialism, an…
In the Spring of 1974 some twenty-five scholars met at Yale Conference Center at Mount Kisco, New York to assess the potential for change in southern Africa. This book is the result of their deliberations. It presents the considered views of many of the most discerning observers of an area of the world where fundamental social transformation has long been expected and de-manded, almost always s…