{"product_id":"a-history-of-south-africa-leonard-thompson-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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leonard Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300189354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300189353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.77w x 1.36d","brand":"Leonard Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042802069759,"sku":"9780300189353","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_166c71c9-d453-4e00-b5bc-8b5a9d6c9bc1.jpg?v=1684963623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-history-of-south-africa-leonard-thompson-9780300189353","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}