The End of Apartheid in South Africa / Edition 1

by Lindsay Michie Eades

Overview

The complex history and politics of South Africa form the backdrop of this insightful study of the factors that contributed to both the end of apartheid and the movement from government by racial division toward government through national unity. This study and resource examines the history, people, and politics of South Africa in the age of apartheid. Topical essays examine the divisions within South African society that led to the historic apartheid legislation initiated in 1948; each group that was defined and separated by apartheid—whites, coloreds, Indians, and Africans; how this separation put increasing pressure on the system that gave rise to organized domestic resistance that eventually led to the collapse of apartheid; the economic sanctions imposed by other nations on South Africa in retaliation for apartheid; and the new government and the challenges of a new democracy.

The analysis of how all these factors culminated in the collapse of apartheid is enhanced by lengthy biographical profiles of sixteen key personalities, including Stephen Biko, Willem deKlerk, Nelson Mandela, and Desmond Tutu. A selection of thirteen primary documents, including a letter from Nelson Mandela in exile and his speech after being released from prison, illustrates the rise and fall of apartheid and will be valuable for student research. A glossary of key terms and a timeline of important events add reference value.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313299384
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/30/1999
Series:	Greenwood Press Guides to Historic Events of the Twentieth Century
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)
Lexile:	1460L (what's this?)

About the Author

LINDSAY MICHIE EADES lectured in history at the University of Transkei in South Africa from 1989 to 1991. She has also taught at Kelly College, Devon, England, and from 1992 to 1997, was a history professor at Chowan College, East Carolina University and Greensboro College in North Carolina. She is author of A Case Study of an Appeaser: Robert Hadow in the Foreign Office, 1931-1939 (Praeger, 1996).

Table of Contents

Series Foreword by Randall M. Miller
Preface
Chronology of Events
The End of Apartheid in South Africa Explained
Historical Background
Racial Separation
The Parties and the Process of Transition
Internal and External Pressure
Challenges of a New Democracy
Biographies: The Personalities Behind Apartheid and Its End
Primary Documents of the End of Apartheid in South Africa
Glossary of Selected Terms
Annotated Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

A study of factors that contributed to the end of apartheid and the movement from government by racial division toward government through national unity, examining the history, people, and politics of South Africa in the age of apartheid. Looks at divisions in South African society that led to apartheid, economic sanctions imposed by other nations, and the new government and its challenges. Includes lengthy biographical profiles of 16 key personalities, plus 13 primary documents, a glossary, and recent and historical b&w photos. Eades was a history professor at Chowan College, East Carolina University, and Greensboro College in North Carolina, from 1992 to 1997. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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