The Cambridge History of South Africa:

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The Cambridge History of South Africa: is written by Robert Ross and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0511851995 (ISBN 10) and 9780511851995 (ISBN 13).

This book surveys South African history from the discovery of gold in the Witwatersrand in the late nineteenth century to the first democratic elections in 1994. Written by many of the leading historians of the country, it pulls together four decades of scholarship to present a detailed overview of South Africa during the twentieth century. It covers political, economic, social, and intellectual developments and their interconnections in a clear and objective manner. This book, the second of two volumes, represents an important reassessment of all the major historical events, developments, and records of South Africa and will be an important new tool for students and professors of African history worldwide, as well as the basis for further development and research.