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‘A masterly synthesis of past and present scholarship historical storytelling in the grand narrative tradition’
Mail & Guardian
‘Sweeping, exhaustive and masterly’
Scotland on Sunday
‘Excellent… a balanced account of a very complex story’
Stephen Fleming, Irish Independent
‘Vital to an understanding of modern South Africa’
Publishers Weekly
‘His assessments are judicious, his opinions fair. Welsh maintains a clear narrative thread through this hugely complex story’
Stephen Taylor, New York Times Book Review
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‘A remarkable feat of scholarship, fairness and readability, full of lively detail with a freshness of style which brings new life to the narrative’ Anthony Sampson
Throughout its turbulent history, South Africa has frequently been the focus of worldwide attention – usually hostile. Yet prejudice and ignorance about the country are widespread. The evolution of the present-day ‘Rainbow Nation’ has taken place under conditions of sometimes extreme pressure. Since long before the arrival of the first European settlers in the seventeenth century, the country has been home to a complex and uneasily co-existing blend of races and cultures, and successive waves of immigrants have added to the already volatile mixture.
Despite the euphoria which greeted the dismantling of the apartheid system and the election as President of Nelson Mandela in April 1994, South Africa’s history, racial mix and recent political upheavals suggest it will not easily free itself from the legacy of its tumultuous past. Newly revised and updated, Frank Welsh’s vividly written, even-handed and authoritative history casts new light on many of South Africa’s most cherished myths. Like his A History of Hong Kong, it will surely come to be regarded as definitive.
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What I found fascinating about this book was the racist views which were ingrained into the settlers of 19th century South Africa. I had never appreciated how far back the beliefs of separating black people from white people went. I had also never appreciated how many wars took place in South Africa during that time.
As a book to read cover to cover, this isn't that easy a book to follow with enough people to warrant a reference at the back. However, other than this Welsh does a fine job of keeping the reader intrigued. His writing is somewhat colloquial at times (giving his opinion on people which really shouldn't find its place in a history book) but his in depth research on the subject shines through. Definitely recommended.
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