Originally published in 1949 but here reissuing the 5th edition of 1975 this is a vivid history of South Africa up to the mid 1970s. Tracing the development of Afrikaner nationalism and the conflict of black and white races in relation to economic, political and geographical factors, the author makes a clear and often critical analysis of the crisis in the first half of the 20th Century in the light of historical perspective.

Arthur Keppel-Jones was Professor of History at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Originally published in 1949 but here reissuing the 5^th edition of 1975 this is a vivid history of South Africa up to the mid 1970s. Tracing the development of Afrikaner nationalism and the conflict of black and white races in relation to economic, political and geographical factors, the author makes a clear and often critical analysis of the crisis in the first half of the 20^th Century in the light of historical perspective.

1. The Half-Way House 2. The Afrikaners 3. Slaves and Hottentots 4. The Bantu Frontier 5. The Great Trek 6. Diamonds and Englishmen 7. The Imperial Factor 8. The Uitlanders 9. Nationalism 10. Union and Disunity 11. Race Relations 12. Hertzog 13. War, Apartheid and the Republic 14. Opposition and Repression 15. Against the World.