A History of South AfricaThis is a one-volume history of South Africa, one of the world's most troubled nations. It covers the earliest foundations of the modern South African state in the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as the most recent developments. |
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An Inn on the Road to the Indies | 21 |
Victualling Station to Colony | 40 |
The Last Days of the Honorable Company | 68 |
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accepted Africa London Afrikaner annexation apartheid attempted became Boer Botha Britain burghers Buthelezi Caledon Cape Colony Cape Town cattle cent century Cetshwayo chief civil Colonial Office Colonial Secretary colonists Coloured command Commissioner communities Company constitution Council developed Dingane Dutch election English English-speaking established European farmers farms fighting force franchise frontier Governor Graaff-Reinet Grey Griqua Hertzog Hofmeyr Hottentots hundred Imperial independent Indian Inkatha insisted Jabavu Johannesburg Kaffirs Khoikhoi Kimberley Klerk Kruger labour land Landdrost later leaders liberal Lord majority Malan Mandela Merriman mfecane Mfengu miles Milner missionaries Moshoeshoe Natal Natalian National Nationalists native Nelson Mandela Nguni non-whites Orange Free parliament Party political population President Pretoria Prime Minister protection remained Republic Rhodes Riebeeck settlement settlers Shepstone slaves Smuts society South Africa territory Thembu thousand trade traditional Transvaal trekkers Tswana Volksraad voortrekkers vote Xhosa Zulu