Thompson, Leonard

The Political Mythology of Apartheid

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1985. First Edition. First Printing. 293, frontis illus., maps, chronology, notes, index, damp stains on DJ and book at corner (opposite from spine). Apartheid was originally a mythology of liberation designed to promote Afrikaner resistance to British Imperialism; as British power waned it served to legitimate the oppression of the native population. Condition: fair to good, fair.

Keywords: Racial Issues, Apartheid, Segregation, Discrimination, Khoikhoi, Dutch Reformed, Slagtersnek, Great Trek, Boers

ISBN: 0300033680

[Book #40218]

Price: $31.50