Rita M. Byrnes, ed. South Africa: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1996. Acknowledgments Preface Table A. Selected Acronyms and Contractions Table B. Chronology of Important Events History
The Earliest South Africans The Arrival of Bantu-Speaking Africans Origins of Settlement Establishing a Slave Economy Emergence of a Settler Society The Rise of African States Background to the Mfecane Shaka and the Rise of the Zulu State Swazi, Sotho, and Ndebele States British Colonialism The Great Trek The Voortrekker Republics and British Policies The Mineral Revolution Africans and Industrialization British Imperialism and the Afrikaners Formation of the Union of South Africa, 1910 Building the Legal Structure of Racial Discrimination Formation of the African National Congress, 1912 World War I and Afrikaner Nationalism Conflict in the 1920s The Great Depression and the 1930s The Impact of World War II The 1948 Election Legislative Implementation of Apartheid Black Resistance in the 1950s The ANC and the PAC Turn to Violence Consolidating Apartheid Steve Biko and SASO Soweto, 1976 The Contradictions of Apartheid Divisions in the White Community Limited Reforms Dismantling Apartheid, 1990-94 The Quest for Peace Toward Democracy The Election of Nelson Mandela Geography Geographic Regions Lakes and Rivers Climate and Rainfall Environmental Trends The Society Population Ethnic Groups and Language Nguni Sotho Tsonga and Venda Afrikaans Speakers English Speakers Khoisan Religion Religion and Apartheid Zion Christian Church Islam Education Health and Welfare Women in Society The Economy Historical Development Postapartheid Reconstruction Structure of the Economy Role of the Government Foreign Trade and Investment Employment and Labor Gold and Diamonds Ferrous and Nonferrous Metals Energy Resources Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Manufacturing Tourism Banking Government System of Government The Constitution Executive and Legislative Authority Provincial and Local Government The Legal System The 1994 Elections Political Parties Interest Groups Political Elites Media Foreign Relations Relations with African States Relations with the United States Relations with Other Countries International Organizations Appendix. Tables Bibliography Glossary Cities in South Africa: Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria
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