Short description
The author provides a penetrating exploration of the country's history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present, focusing primarily on the experiences of its black inhabitants.
Long description
The author provides a penetrating exploration of the country's history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present, focusing primarily on the experiences of its black inhabitants. For this edition of the work, two new chapters have been added that describe the transfer of power and the new South Africa under the presidencies of Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki.