| The End of Apartheid in South Africa Contributor(s): Sonneborn, Liz (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604134097 ISBN-13: 9781604134094 Publisher: Chelsea House Publications OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2010 Annotation: In 1948, the Parliament of South Africa passed a series of laws designed to systematically strip the nation's black majority of all political, economic, and human rights. The result was apartheid, a legislative program that made the South African government one of the most oppressive of the 20th century. The End of Apartheid in South Africa describes the impact apartheid had on South African society and the emergence of the powerful protest movement that fought to combat it. Stories of anti-apartheid leaders such as Stephen Biko and Nelson Mandela describe how South African activists inspired a worldwide campaign against their government. This internal and external struggle brought a peaceful end to apartheid in 1994, and in the process, transformed South Africa from an international pariah into a modern democracy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Africa - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Modern - Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference - General |
| Dewey: 968.064 |
| LCCN: 2008054805 |
| Series: Milestones in Modern World History |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 7.01" W x 9.64" (0.91 lbs) 120 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern Africa - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1948, the Parliament of South Africa passed a series of laws designed to systematically strip the nation's black majority of all political, economic, and human rights. The result was apartheid, a legislative program that made the South African government one of the most oppressive of the 20th century. The End of Apartheid in South Africa describes the impact apartheid had on South African society and the emergence of the powerful protest movement that fought to combat it. Anti-apartheid leaders such as Stephen Biko and Nelson Mandela inspired a worldwide campaign against their government. This internal and external struggle brought a peaceful end to apartheid in 1994, and in the process, transformed South Africa from an international pariah into a modern democracy. |