Lays emphasis on the continuing influence of the country's African heritage whilst also chronicling the processes of colonial conquest and of economic development stemming from the industrial revolution. This is followed by an analysis of the fundamental political changes South Africa has undergone, and a background for understanding those many things which have not changed.
| ISBN: | 9780521720267 |
| Publication date: | 4th December 2008 |
| Author: | Robert Ross |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 251 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Concise Histories |
| Genres: |
General and world history |