A History of Southern Africa

From early human civilisation to today, this book illuminates the history of southern Africa. Interweaving social, cultural and political history, archaeology, anthropology and environmentalism, Neil Parsons and Alois Mlambo provide an engaging account of the region''s varied past. Placing African voices and agency at centre stage rather than approaching the subject through a colonial lens, A History of Southern Africa provides an engrossing narrative of the region. This textbook is ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of History and African Studies, and will provide an essential grounding for those taking courses in the history of southern Africa. Its lively and accessible approach will appeal to anyone with an interest in global history.

Product details

• Authors: Alois Mlambo, Alois S Mlambo, Alois S. Mlambo, Alois S. (University of Pretoria) Mlambo, Neil Parsons
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2018
• EAN: 9780230294103
• ISBN: 978-0-230-29410-3
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Palgrave Essential Histories; Palgrave Essential Histories Series; Macmillan Essential Histories; Bloomsbury Essential Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; B, History, world history, General & world history, World History, Global and Transnational History, History of Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Sub-Saharan—History