South Africa

This new edition of South Africa examines the history of South Africa from 1948 to the present, covering the economic background to racial segregation, the introduction of the oppressive policy of apartheid, the eventual collapse of White supremacy, and the legacy of apartheid to the present day.

Nancy L. Clark is Dean and Professor of History Emeritus at Louisiana State University. Her publications include Manufacturing Apartheid: State Corporations in South Africa (1994). William H. Worger is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles. His publications include South Africa's City of Diamonds: Mine Workers and Monopoly Capitalism in Kimberley, South Africa (1987). Both are Research Fellows at the Department of History, University of the Free State (UFS), South Africa.

Part I: Setting the scene 1. Introduction 2. Historical background Part II: Analysis 3. The basis of apartheid 4. Growing contradictions 5. The collapse of apartheid Part III: Assessment 6. A legacy of inequality Part IV: Documents