{"product_id":"a-history-of-south-africa-9780300189353","title":"A History of South Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fresh and penetrating exploration of South Africa's history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I did not think it was possible for a white person to write a history of South Africa which a black South African would find to be a fair and accurate account of a beautiful land and its people. Leonard Thompson has disabused me of that notion. His is a history that is both accurate and authentic, written in a delightful literary style.\"--Archbishop Desmond Tutu\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Fourth Edition of this classic text brings South Africa's history up to date with a new chapter chronicling the first presidential term of Mbeki and ending with the funeral of Nelson Mandela. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An admirably objective history of South Africa . . . [that] will be most useful in contemplating the country's future.\"--Lorna Hahn, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is a work of insight and durability that is certain to assist South Africa's coming generation of nation-builders to reach a more objective understanding of their past.\"--\u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Concentrating on southern Africa's black inhabitants, rather than on its white minority, this work has received universal praise from scholars and activists alike.\"--\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The text is basic for any reader who wishes to comprehend the historical patterns that preface the struggles that seethe and boil in this country. A careful, reliable book for student research.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonard Thompson \u003c\/b\u003ewas Charles J. Stillé Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University. \u003cb\u003eLynn Berat \u003c\/b\u003eis an internationally renowned expert on southern African law and legal history who worked closely with Thompson on previous editions of \u003ci\u003eA History of South Africa.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50707205161234,"sku":"9780300189353","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_301bfbb7-a1bf-4acc-9748-5b4a69640844.jpg?v=1734494794","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-history-of-south-africa-9780300189353","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}