{"product_id":"9780300189353-retail-a-history-of-south-africa-fourth-edition","title":"A History of South Africa, Fourth Edition","description":"A fresh and penetrating exploration of South Africa's history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present \"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  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.  \"An admirably objective history of South Africa . . . [that] will be most useful in contemplating the country's future.\"-Lorna Hahn,  New York Times Book Review  \"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.\"- Foreign Affairs     \"Concentrating on southern Africa's black inhabitants, rather than on its white minority, this work has received universal praise from scholars and activists alike.\"- Washington Post Book World  \"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.\"- School Library Journal","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48979931726043,"sku":"9780300189353-RETAIL","price":29.71,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2a07bfde-cbc8-476d-a593-1a513fb22eb8.jpg?v=1784220298","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780300189353-retail-a-history-of-south-africa-fourth-edition","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}