An Economic History of South Africa: Conquest, Discrimination, and Development (Ellen McArthur Lectures) - Softcover

Feinstein, Charles H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521616417 ISBN 13: 9780521616416

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Charles Feinstein surveys five hundred years of South African economic history from the years preceding European settlements in 1652 through to the post-Apartheid era. Following the early phase of slow growth, he charts the transformation of the economy as a result of the discovery of diamonds and gold in the 1870s, and the rapid rise of industry in the wartime years. Finally, emphasizing the ways by which the black population was deprived of land, and induced to supply labor for white farms, mines and factories, Feinstein documents the introduction of apartheid after 1948, and its consequences for economic performance,

About this title

Book Description:

This is the first economic history of South Africa in over sixty years. It examines five hundred years of South African economic history from the years preceding European settlements in 1652 through to the post-Apartheid era. Special attention is given to the processes by which the black population were deprived of their land, and to the methods by which they were induced to supply labour for white farms, mines and factories. This book will be essential reading for students in economics, African history, imperial history and politics.

About the Author:

Charles H. Feinstein is Emeritus Professor of Economic History at the University of Oxford. His previous publications include The European Economy between the Wars (1997) and Making History Count (2002).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0521616417
• ISBN 13: 9780521616416
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328