| An Economic History of South Africa: Conquest, Discrimination, and Development Contributor(s): Feinstein, Charles H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1139165453 ISBN-13: 9781139165457 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $213.75 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: June 2012 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Renaissance |
| Dewey: 330.968 |
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| Publisher Description: 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, |
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). |