ROGER B. BECK is Professor of African and World History at Eastern Illinois University. He has published widely on South African history and is coauthor of World History, Patterns of Interaction.
.,."excellent overview of South African history for students who
have little or no previous knowledge of the region....The History
of South Africa will be a welcome addition to the reading lists of
courses dealing with South Africa."-History Reviews of New
Books
?...excellent overview of South African history for students who
have little or no previous knowledge of the region....The History
of South Africa will be a welcome addition to the reading lists of
courses dealing with South Africa.?-History Reviews of New
Books
?[a] solid job of treading familiar territory, and offer excellent
coverage of some of the political dynamics of the
1990s....[s]uccessfully narrates the key moments in the past and
does a particularly fine job of the 1980s and 1990s....[w]ould also
work well as an introductory text to South African history for
students outside South Africa who would be unfamiliar with the
larger narrative sketched here.?-International Journal of African
Historical Studies
?Roger Beck has done a good job of an introductory text on South
Africa....Professor Beck brings together a fair wealth of
information and detail with ease and writes with fluency and
authority, making his History of South Africa a clear and easy
read.?-H-Net Book Review
?This concise narrative history of South Africa from the Stone Age
to the present is nuanced, accessible, and clearly written....this
book provides a solid overview of South African history and is
recommended for undergraduate and general audiences.?-CHOICE
?This work is recommended for most libraries, but especially
school, college, and public libraries.?-ARBA
"�a� solid job of treading familiar territory, and offer excellent
coverage of some of the political dynamics of the
1990s....�s�uccessfully narrates the key moments in the past and
does a particularly fine job of the 1980s and 1990s....�w�ould also
work well as an introductory text to South African history for
students outside South Africa who would be unfamiliar with the
larger narrative sketched here."-International Journal of African
Historical Studies
..."excellent overview of South African history for students who
have little or no previous knowledge of the region....The History
of South Africa will be a welcome addition to the reading lists of
courses dealing with South Africa."-History Reviews of New
Books
"Roger Beck has done a good job of an introductory text on South
Africa....Professor Beck brings together a fair wealth of
information and detail with ease and writes with fluency and
authority, making his History of South Africa a clear and easy
read."-H-Net Book Review
"This concise narrative history of South Africa from the Stone Age
to the present is nuanced, accessible, and clearly written....this
book provides a solid overview of South African history and is
recommended for undergraduate and general audiences."-CHOICE
"This work is recommended for most libraries, but especially
school, college, and public libraries."-ARBA
"[a] solid job of treading familiar territory, and offer excellent
coverage of some of the political dynamics of the
1990s....[s]uccessfully narrates the key moments in the past and
does a particularly fine job of the 1980s and 1990s....[w]ould also
work well as an introductory text to South African history for
students outside South Africa who would be unfamiliar with the
larger narrative sketched here."-International Journal of African
Historical Studies
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