Historical dictionary of South Africa / Christopher Saunders, Nicholas Southey ; with bibliography by Mary-Lynn Suttie.

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Saunders, Christopher C

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TextSeries: African historical dictionaries ; no. 78.Publication details: Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, �2000.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (xlv, 375 pages) : mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0585242046
9780585242040

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Historical dictionary of South Africa.DDC classification:

968/.003 21

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DT1772 .S38 2000eb

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Summary: South Africa has recently undergone a transition from apartheid rule to democracy.The country still faces a host of political, economic, and social problems, but no longer the threat of civil war. This easy-to-use 2nd edition not only provides an update of the "new" South Africa, but expands on South Africa's complicated history as well, covering the period of British domination, conflicts between the Boers and the British, and the growth of African resistance to white rule. A comprehensive resource that covers history, politics, the economy, society and culture, this dictionary will appeal to the librarian, scholar, and student. -- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-373).

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South Africa has recently undergone a transition from apartheid rule to democracy.The country still faces a host of political, economic, and social problems, but no longer the threat of civil war. This easy-to-use 2nd edition not only provides an update of the "new" South Africa, but expands on South Africa's complicated history as well, covering the period of British domination, conflicts between the Boers and the British, and the growth of African resistance to white rule. A comprehensive resource that covers history, politics, the economy, society and culture, this dictionary will appeal to the librarian, scholar, and student. -- Provided by publisher.

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