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South Africa: History in an Hour

By: Anthony Holmes
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Summary

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.

With the passing of Nelson Mandela, ‘the father of the nation’, comes the end of an era, and the moment to look back on his remarkable saving, and remaking, of South Africa. After years of oppression and racial inequality, concentrated violence and apartheid, Mandela led the country to unite ‘for the freedom of us all’ as the country’s first black President.

SOUTH AFRICA: HISTORY IN AN HOUR gives a lively account of the formation of modern South Africa, from the first contact with seventeenth-century European sailors, through the colonial era, the Boer Wars, apartheid and the establishment of a tolerant democracy in the late twentieth century. Here is a clear and fascinating overview of the emergence of the ‘Rainbow Nation’.

©2012 Anthony Holmes (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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  • Categories: History
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Critic reviews

‘If the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and diverse continent of our shared past’ Dominic Sandbrook

‘The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour idea brings it back up to date for the digital age’ Andrew Roberts, Bookseller

‘This is genius’ MacWorld.com

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very good

well read, consise and very intresting history of South Africa very good x x x

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Good summary pity about pronunciation

Real shame they couldn’t get a presenter who can actually pronounce some of our most important SA figures names and surnames correctly.
Good summary however.

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Do NOT believe the information in this book.

I am a South African, and an experienced Tourist Guide here in South Africa. I consider myself well-versed in the history of this country, and find this book an insult to anyone who has even the slightest interest in this topic, it's just all wrong! I could not listen to even one complete chapter, as there is just so much incorrect information, unbelievable!! It's disgraceful that the author is getting away with spreading so much nonsense. Examples: Nelson Mandela's middle name?!?!....Who did the Voortrekkers have so many with?...the xhosa?!?!...it goes on and on. This was just the beginning of chapter 1, I could not continue. The author should research his facts before spewing so much garbage!

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facts wrong

Netherlands king never sought refuge in UK, so how did change south Africa from Dutch to English?
malaria in Kalahari?
6 atomic bombs developed in south Africa?

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