Table of Contents

Chronology
1. Introduction
Apartheid
Historiography
2. Historical Background
The Peoples of South Africa
The Creation of South Africa: The South African War and its Aftermath
Union and Segregation
African Response
The Rise of Afrikanerdom
3. The Basis of Apartheid
Why Apartheid?
The Implementation of Apartheid
Early Apartheid Legislation
Challenge and Repression
The Grand Apartheid Solution
4. Growing Contradictions
The Impact of Apartheid
The Failure of Grand Apartheid
Essential Workers: The Failure of Labour Control
Bantu Education and Black Consciousness
The Apartheid Police State
The Total Strategy
From Failure to Reform?: The 1983 Constitution
5. The Collapse of Apartheid
Reform and Repression
Insurrection
Negotiation
6. The Legacy of Apartheid
Documents
Glossary
Who’s Who
Guide to Further Reading
References

About the Author

Nancy L. Clark

Nancy L. Clark teaches history at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

William H. Worger

William H. Worger teaches history at University of California, Los Angeles.

Reviews

"...this text appears unparalleled in providing a quick and accessible guide to apartheid and its various facets." "H-Net, Christopher J. Lee, Department of History, Harvard University"