| Segregation and Apartheid in Twentieth Century South Africa Contributor(s): Beinart, William (Editor), Dubow, Saul (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415103576 ISBN-13: 9780415103572 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1995 Annotation: Offering a selection of significant essays contributed by prominent writers of various perspectives, b /b b i Segregation and Apartheid in 20th Century South Africa /i /b is and unparalleled introduction to this highly contentious and absorbing subject of international import. br br The collection is supplemented by a specially written introduction by editors William Beinhart and Saul Dubow, which contextualizes the historiographical controversy. This introduction is comprehensive and current, taking into account the 1994 election and associated changes. br br Also included in this volume are explanatory notes and article summaries, and a glossary of unusual terms which make this collection easily accessible to all interested readers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Civil Rights - History |
| Dewey: 323.168 |
| LCCN: 94036134 |
| Lexile Measure: 1590 |
| Series: Exeter Arabic and Islamic Series |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.14" W x 7.92" (0.89 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As South Africa moves towards majority rule, and blacks begin to exercise direct political power, apartheid becomes a thing of the past - but its legacy in South African history will be indelible. this book is designed to introduce students to a range of interpretations of one of South Africa's central social characteristics: racial segregation. It: - brings together eleven articles which span the whole history of segregation from its origins to its final collapse - reviews the new historiography of segregation and the wide variety of intellectual traditions on which it is based - includes a glossary, explanatory notes and further reading. |