vi, 349 pages : 25 cm

Southern African history is now rapidly emerging from long years of partial and blind treatment. The pace of new research and reinterpretation on aspects as diverse as the Pedi, the frontier, migrant labour, social control in urban areas, the origins of the Second Anglo-Boer War, and much else, means that those who attempt to write a school history text must really be on top of their subject. Dr. Parsons has succeeded admirably in conveying the complexities of the Southern African past in a text that is clear and yet comprehensive. This is 'real' history which looks equally at the social, economic and political dimensions of African and European societies and how, from the seventeenth century onwards, they interacted with each other. -- From http://www.jstor.org (Dec. 23, 2016)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-349) and index

I. The peopling of Southern Africa. From the later Stone age to the early Iron age --- Later Iron age in the East and West --- European colonization on the Coast (to 1800) --- Mfecane wars in the East --- Difaqane wars in the East ---- II. Conquest and resistance: introduction. The Boer Trek (1800-1838) --- The rise of new colonies (1838-1868) --- The rise of new Kingdoms (1838-1868) --- Mining development and the scramble for Africa (1868-1886) --- Colonial conquest and African resistance (1887-1898) --- The triumph of European imperialism (1895-1906) --- The seeds of African nationalism (1895 -- 1906) ---- III. Colonialism and independence: introduction. The rise of white Settler power (1906-1922) --- The golden age of colonialism (1922-1939) --- 1. South Africa and South west Africa. A. The golden age of colonialism (1922-1939) --- 2. The High Commission Territories and the Settler North ---- B. Second world war and aftermath (1940-1953) --- 1. South Africa. Second World War and aftermath (1940-1953) --- 2. The settler North, the high commission territorie and South West Africa ---- C. Apartheid and African independence (1953-1968). 1. South Africa - Union and republic. Apartheid and African independence (1953-1968) --- 2. Southern and Central Africa. The struggle continued (1968 -- 1992)

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