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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Before modern times, South Africa housed three distinct indigenous peoples who settled there for generations.
Chapter 3: Dutch settlement in South Africa set off a brutal struggle for land.
Chapter 4: Mining sparked South Africa’s industrial revolution and urbanization.
Chapter 5: Gold, war, and birth of South Africa’s Union
Chapter 6: South Africa’s Union, apartheid’s origins, and the emergence of organized political resistance across urban communities
Chapter 7: Apartheid and a rising spirit of defiance
Chapter 8: Rebellion and a call for reform
Chapter 9: Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk’s compromise forged a truly inclusive republic.
Description
The Making of Modern South Africa (2012) traces the history of South Africa from the colonial conquests of the eighteenth century to the birth of an inclusive democracy in 1994. Along the way, it unpacks how struggles over land, natural resources, and belonging shaped the country’s development.
Who Should Listen
- Historians
- Politics buffs
- Anyone interested in race and equality