New History of South Africa

New History of South Africa

Author: Hermann Buhr Giliomee

Publisher: Tafelberg

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13:

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'SA is one of the few regions of the world where humans have lived continuously for nearly two million years' - the New History of South Africa offers an account of all these people.-The Weekender


Popular Politics in the History of South Africa, 1400–1948

Popular Politics in the History of South Africa, 1400–1948

Author: Paul S. Landau

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-09-20

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1139488260

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Popular Politics in the History of South Africa, 1400–1948 offers an inclusive vision of South Africa's past. Drawing largely from original sources, Paul Landau presents a history of the politics of the country's people, from the time of their early settlements in the elevated heartlands, through the colonial era, to the dawn of Apartheid. A practical tradition of mobilization, alliance, and amalgamation persisted, mutated, and occasionally vanished from view; it survived against the odds in several forms, in tribalisms, Christian assemblies, and other, seemingly hybrid movements; and it continues today. Landau treats southern Africa broadly, concentrating increasingly on the southern Highveld and ultimately focusing on a transnational movement called the 'Samuelites'. He shows how people's politics in South Africa were suppressed and transformed, but never entirely eliminated.


The Afrikaners

The Afrikaners

Author: Hermann Giliomee

Publisher: C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 736

ISBN-13: 9781850657149

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This work is a biography of the Afrikaner people by historian and journalist Herman Giliomee, one of the earliest and staunchest Afrikaner opponents of apartheid. Weaving together life stories and historical interpretation, he creates a narrative history of the Afrikaners from their beginnings with the colonisation of the Cape of Good Hope by the Dutch East India Company to the dismantling of apartheid and beyond.


New Dictionary of South African Biography

New Dictionary of South African Biography

Author: E. J. Verwey

Publisher: HSRC Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9780796916488

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This series of publications aims to fill the gaps in our history, highlighting in particular the significant roles played by black leaders form all walks of life.


The Columbia Guide to South African Literature in English Since 1945

The Columbia Guide to South African Literature in English Since 1945

Author: Gareth Cornwell

Publisher:

Published: 2011-03-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781868886647

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The Columbia Guide to South African literature in English since 1945 Gareth Cornwell, Dirk Klopper and Craig MacKenzie This guide captures the pulsating diversity of South African literature in English since 1945 in a single volume, with a strong range of entries, richness of detail and critical sophistication. With some 400 entries on post-1945 writers, and a particular emphasis on writers emerging in the last 20 years or so, it is both comprehensive and concise on major writers and themes, and provides key background information on major historical and cultural events. The introduction provides a context for the entries, which include emerging writers, major post-1945 writers, and detailed subject entries. An appendix on some 30 essential pre-1945 writers ensures that the literary history is presented in a balanced way. The guide concludes with an extensive bibliography including primary works, critical literature, and anthologies, as well as a detailed index. From Afrika to Zwi, with Baderoon, Coovadia, and Duiker in between - not to mention Essop, Fugard, Galgut, Head, Jensma, Kozain, La Guma, Magona, Ndebele, Oliphant, Paton, Rampolokeng, Slovo, Themba, Uys, VladislaviÃ?Â, Wicomb, Zadok . . . this is the indispensible guide to South African literature in English.


African Traditional Religion in South Africa

African Traditional Religion in South Africa

Author: David Chidester

Publisher: Greenwood

Published: 1997-08-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0313304742

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In a changing South Africa, recovering the meaning and power of African tradition is a matter of crucial importance. This work participates in that recovery by providing a comprehensive guide to research on the indigenous religious heritage of this dynamic country. Detailed reviews of over 600 books, articles, and theses are offered along with introductory essays and detailed annotations that define the field of study. This work plus two forthcoming volumes, Christianity in South Africa: An Annotated Bibliography and Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism in South Africa: An Annotated Bibliography will become the standard reference work on South African religions. Scholars and students in Religious Studies, Social Anthropology, History, and African Studies will find this set particularly useful. This work organizes and annotates all the relevant literature on Khoisan, Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho-Tswana, Swazi, Tsonga, and Venda traditions. The annotations are concise yet detailed essays written in an engaging and accessible style and supported by an exhaustive index, which comprise a full and complex profile of African traditional religion in South Africa.


The Making of an African Communist: Edwin Thabo Mofutsanyana

The Making of an African Communist: Edwin Thabo Mofutsanyana

Author: Robert Edgar

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-12-02

Total Pages: 133

ISBN-13: 1040310117

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This book is a short biography of the life of Edwin Thabo Mofutsanyana – the General Secretary of the Communist Party of South Africa. Set against the backdrop of political crisis in South Africa, the subject matter in this book discusses Mofutsanyana’s political endeavors and his service and contribution to the freedom struggle. Print editions not for sale in Sub-Saharan Africa. This book is part of Routledge’s co-published series 30 Years of Democracy in South Africa, in collaboration with UNISA Press, which reflects on the past years of a democratic South Africa and assesses the future opportunities and challenges.


Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah

Author: Lawrence Barnes

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-04-08

Total Pages: 91

ISBN-13: 9781093168846

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Popularly known for hosting The Daily Show, Trevor Noah is a comedian and political commentator from South Africa. And even though he's had a long career, a lot of people are not familiar with his struggles and success stories. In this highly inspiring narrative, author Lawrence Barnes shares detailed information about the life, achievements, and struggles of this influential actor and writer. From his challenging but exciting youth in South Africa to his early days in America as a comedian, this book reveals Trevor's secrets to success incorporating the details of his private and public life. Within the pages of this book, you'll discover his untold stories, his legacy and his struggles. This book provides a welcome source of information for individuals who love biographical stories. You are about to discover much more than what you see about Trevor Noah on The Daily Show. Don't wait any longer! Click on the "Add to cart Button NOW!"