On his way into Parliament on 2 February 1990 FW de Klerk turned to his wife Marike and said, referring to his forthcoming speech: 'South Africa will never be the same again after this.' Did white South Africa crack, or did its leadership yield sufficiently and just in time to avert a revolution? The transformation has been called a miracle, belying gloomy predictions of race war in which the white minority went into a laager and fought to the last drop of blood. Why did it happen? Professor Welsh views the topic against the backdrop of a long history of conflict spanning apartheid's rise and ...

Controversial, principled, plain-spoken - Tony Leon, leader of the opposition for thirteen years, is all that and more. Destined from early life as the son of a High Court Judge to make a major impact as an ironclad liberal, he has nonetheless interrogated his idealism in strategic terms and left th...

This richly illustrated story - the first comprehensive history to appear in over 50 years - includes a wide range of historically important photographs, many long unseen, and encompasses a broad swathe of Jewish life, from the bimah and the boardroom to the bowling green. Beginning with the first J...

Mozambique is, justifiably, becoming a hugely popular tourist destination, and whether you drive your own vehicle, backpack by bus or enjoy the luxury of flying, this comprehensive new guide will help you get to and around Mozambique with confidence. It contains all the latest info to ensure that yo...

Old Towns and Villages of the Cape is the first comprehensive study of the physical history of the older towns of the former 'Cape Colony'. It contains over seven hundred illustrations, including hundreds of previously unpublished pioneer photographs and early watercolors. Many detailed aerial photo...

At the southern tip of the great African continent lies a land of superlative landscapes, where the fertile ground is laced with diamonds and gold, uninterrupted plains teem with wildlife, and nature's bounty continues to brim over into the everyday lives of many peoples. These are the images of Sou...

Born to a chief and his fourth wife in the rural Transkei, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was destined for greatness, but that long walk was to be littered with obstacles that would not only tear him from his loved ones and separate him from normal society for much of his life, but also set him apart fro...

Following on the huge success of Down South: Homes and Interiors in South Africa (Jonathan Ball 2004), writer Paul Duncan and world-acclaimed photographer Fritz von der Schulenburg have again teamed up to produce a second book, Down South 2: More Homes and Interiors from around South Africa, again b...

Where to go, what to see, where to stay, eat, fill up with fuel? What places of interest not to miss, historical info of interest, great routes to travel on, maps and GPS co-ordinates supplied? Features of this work include: contact details and travel tips; activities - walking, game viewing, climbi...

For over 100 years, the Kruger National Park has provided sanctuary to southern Africa's most precious asset, its wildlife, 'Wild Kruger' pays tribute to this achievement, capturing the essence of this conservation success story. Here the park's wild inhabitants can be seen in environments more typi...

This is a collection of stories about the life of a bushveld conservationist as it is lived at the ground level by that elite band of men and woman who guard the Kruger National Park - at the cost of much sweat and, not infrequently, quite a bit of blood. Bruce Bryden's tales of 27 years in the serv...

Living with risk is part of living in South Africa now. Violent crime and AIDS pose bodily threats. Dizzying shifts in race and class rock one's sense of identity. Ethically, one is daily challenged by rampant need in the face of plenty. In fact, society as a whole feels as if it is a giant experime...

Out of the collapse of European supremacy in Africa has emerged a modern phenomenon - the white African. For generations, through colonialism and settlement and through apartheid in South Africa, the whites sought to preserve their ancestral links with Europe, to maintain an identity separate from t...