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South Africa: History in an Hour [Kindle Edition]

Anthony Holmes
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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

South Africa is a nation that has been ravaged by oppression and racial inequality. After years of concentrated violence and apartheid, Nelson 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’.

Know your stuff: read about South African history in just one hour.


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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 447 KB
  • Print Length: 81 pages
  • Publisher: HarperPress (5 April 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B007E3ES36
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #6,504 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good brief overview 30 Dec 2012
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If you're looking for a quick introduction to South Africa's past them this is the place to start. Not too detailed but enough to give you a foundation from which to understand the nation as it is today.
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Had been to see film 'Lincoln' about the emancipation of slavery in the USA which was very thought provoking and, being a South African I thought it would be good to re-read the history of SA from early settlers to eventual end of Apartheid - History in an Hour was excellent for historical content and I was delighted and amazed that all that information could be covered in such a short time, but it was. Excellent.

Would recommend it to anyone who would like to know history of South Africa and has not got the time or inclination to read through history books.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars History in an Hour 15 Dec 2012
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Love the history in an hour books, informative and quick to read. If you like to read history this is a simple and effective way to get started and highlights which parts interest you most
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5.0 out of 5 stars Top book for the cloud height overview 24 Sep 2012
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The History in an Hour series is such a great and simple idea you wonder why no-one thought of it before.

The format is the same as the other books in the series with a sweeping overview of the main events in a time period that sweeps from WW2 through to present day. No doubt a South African expert would name events that have been missed out but it certainly covers all the main points, events and double dealings of the white majority.

After the main, very readable, narrative there are brief biographies of the main protagonists in the story.

As ever a great starting point to understand a subject from which you can dive into other, far more detailed, books with an understanding of the grand sweep of history.
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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent 12 Jun 2013
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I love all the "In an hour Series"
Recommended reading for anyone with an interest in world affairs.
Also "The Afghanistan Wars" is good
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4.0 out of 5 stars Review South Africa: History in an hour 23 April 2013
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Very easy to read and understand. Well written and did only take me an hour. Good for refreshing my memory from school.
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4.0 out of 5 stars very accurate and concise 22 April 2013
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As a studentof South African politics and mkarriwed to a South African girl I found this book very concise and very accurate and a most helpful book for those wanting to learn quickly about recent history.
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