,A HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA
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, Praisefor earliereditions of
A Historyof SouthAfrica
"Highlyreadable.... For a neatlycompressed,readable,authoritative
accountof SouthAfricanhistory,thisbook willtakesomesurpassing."
-Paul Maylam,JournalofAfricanHistory
"In A HistoryofSouthAfricaLeonardThompson againproveshis mettleas
an historianby augmentinghis own insightswith the bestof those ofhis
erstwhilecritics.... Thegreateststrengthofthisworkisitspresentationof
such a sweepingand complexhistoryin someofthe most lucidproseto be
found in sucha text.It isan excellentchoicefor an introductorycourse,as
wellasone ofthe bestwindowsforthe generalreaderto gainperspectiveon
contemporarySouthAfrica:'-Donald Will,AfricaToday
"Thismagisterialhistorythrowsa floodlighton SouthAfrica'scurrent crisis
by examiningthe past.The absurdityof the apartheidphilosophyof
racialseparatismisunderscoredbythe author's argument (backedwith
convincingresearchmaterial)that the genesofthe nation'sfirst
hunter-gatherersareinextricablymixedwiththoseofmodem blacks
and whites."-PublishersWeekly
"Shouldbecomethe standard generaltextfor SouthAfricanhistory.It is
recommendedforcollegeclassesand anyoneinterestedin obtaininga
historicalframeworkinwhichto placeeventsoccurringin SouthAfrica
today:'-Roger B.Beck,History:ReviewsofNewBooks
((Amust for anyseriousstudent ofSouthAfrica:'-Senator DickClark,
Directorofthe SouthernPolicyForum,TheAspenInstitute,Washington,D.C.
"Thisisa book that fillsa greatneed.Asan up-to-date aridauthoritative
summary ofSouthAfricanhistorybyone of the world'sleadingexperts
on the subject,it will tellstudents,citizens,and policymakerswhattheyneed
to knowabout the deeproots of the current SouthAfricanimbroglio:'
-George M.Fredrickson,StanfordUniversity
"Thisisan outstandingbook and in everysenseofthe word,(revisionist:
It reflectssound scholarshipand ishighlyreadableaswell:'-John S.
Galbraith,UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego
,[To view this image, refer to
the print version of this title.]
, Praisefor earliereditions of
A Historyof SouthAfrica
"Highlyreadable.... For a neatlycompressed,readable,authoritative
accountof SouthAfricanhistory,thisbook willtakesomesurpassing."
-Paul Maylam,JournalofAfricanHistory
"In A HistoryofSouthAfricaLeonardThompson againproveshis mettleas
an historianby augmentinghis own insightswith the bestof those ofhis
erstwhilecritics.... Thegreateststrengthofthisworkisitspresentationof
such a sweepingand complexhistoryin someofthe most lucidproseto be
found in sucha text.It isan excellentchoicefor an introductorycourse,as
wellasone ofthe bestwindowsforthe generalreaderto gainperspectiveon
contemporarySouthAfrica:'-Donald Will,AfricaToday
"Thismagisterialhistorythrowsa floodlighton SouthAfrica'scurrent crisis
by examiningthe past.The absurdityof the apartheidphilosophyof
racialseparatismisunderscoredbythe author's argument (backedwith
convincingresearchmaterial)that the genesofthe nation'sfirst
hunter-gatherersareinextricablymixedwiththoseofmodem blacks
and whites."-PublishersWeekly
"Shouldbecomethe standard generaltextfor SouthAfricanhistory.It is
recommendedforcollegeclassesand anyoneinterestedin obtaininga
historicalframeworkinwhichto placeeventsoccurringin SouthAfrica
today:'-Roger B.Beck,History:ReviewsofNewBooks
((Amust for anyseriousstudent ofSouthAfrica:'-Senator DickClark,
Directorofthe SouthernPolicyForum,TheAspenInstitute,Washington,D.C.
"Thisisa book that fillsa greatneed.Asan up-to-date aridauthoritative
summary ofSouthAfricanhistorybyone of the world'sleadingexperts
on the subject,it will tellstudents,citizens,and policymakerswhattheyneed
to knowabout the deeproots of the current SouthAfricanimbroglio:'
-George M.Fredrickson,StanfordUniversity
"Thisisan outstandingbook and in everysenseofthe word,(revisionist:
It reflectssound scholarshipand ishighlyreadableaswell:'-John S.
Galbraith,UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego
