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An Economic History of South Africa: Conquest, Discrimination, and Development
Contributor(s): Feinstein, Charles H. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521850916     ISBN-13: 9780521850919
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2005
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Annotation: 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,

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Africa - South - Republic Of South Africa
- Business & Economics | Economic History
- History | Europe - Renaissance
Dewey: 330.968
LCCN: 2005047006
Series: Ellen McArthur Lectures
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.43 lbs) 328 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Southern Africa
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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Contributor Bio(s): Feinstein, Charles H.: - 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).
 
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