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South Africa The Rise And Fall Of Apartheid
South Africa The Rise and Fall of Apartheid
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South Africa The Rise and Fall of Apartheid
In South Africa, The Rise and Fall of Apartheid, Nancy L. Clark and William H. Worger are presenting the political scenario and the political connotations attached to the word. The title was giving the impression already that the book is going to give an insight of the historical events that occurred in the twentieth century. Nevertheless, not like other accounts of South African history in the 20th century, this book has focused more exclusively on the apartheid period and puts more stress on analysis than a description of the events
The authors stated the facts and the analysis of those facts shows that the term apartheid was manipulated for political purposes. It was used against the British colonization. The authors have probed into the questions such as when the term apartheid was originated. The introduction part provides the historical background and the information on the origin of the term. The authors have covered 350 years of history if the fossil record is included. The adequate segment on historiography must also contemplate the splendid effort of John Philip and John Colenso.
The first chapter which is the introduction part of the book provides good background information of the historical movement which is under discussion, namely apartheid. The authors have provided a solid background data regarding the historical events related to the movement of apartheid. Two preliminary sections set the system of Apartheid in an old setting, searching for the roots of the populace, captivity and initial appearances of discrimination, and the amalgamation of the rule of white. The fundamental of the given chapters has focused on how Apartheid grew for the duration of the Separatist era, the upsurge of the resistance and the failure of the structure, through to its ongoing inheritance at the moment.
The 2nd chapter is the historical background of the region of South Africa and how the movement of Apartheid started and where did it lead to. The authors, first of all, gave the account of the races or, the peoples presented at that time in the region of South Africa. Then after that they presented the history of how the region changed into the land now called South Africa, also they discuss about the war of South Africa and its aftermath.
The history and the historical information about the people of South Africa is analyzed by the writers in this chapter. The authors analyzed the history of the nations that used to live in that region. The analysis of the different nations that used to live there plainly suggests that the region was a home for many different nations and the diversity of the races, casts, and nations was there since always. Keeping this fact in mind one can consider that the racism and hate for the dark and the opposite races was naturally there. To add fuel to the fire, the British invaded and further aggravated the whole scenario. This part provides an account of the history of the region and as the authors have not only provided the history but analysis also, it provides a close analysis too.
Reading the first two chapters provided me with the analysis of the events along with the description and deep understanding of the political scenario that generated the movement and how the movement emerged into this big political movement and how that gave rise to the laws that segregated the nations into privileged and the non-privileged sections.
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ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY Clark, Nancy L., and William H. Worger. South Africa: The Rise and Fall of Apartheid. 2nd ed. Harlow, England ; New York: Longman, 2011.
“Wilburn on Clark and Worger, ‘South Africa: The Rise and Fall of Apartheid’ | H-Africa | H-Net.” Accessed June 17, 2019. https://networks.h-net.org/node/28765/reviews/32921/wilburn-clark-and-worger-south-africa-rise-and-fall-apartheid.
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