A History Of South Africa To 1870

This book is aimed towards advancing an understanding of the South African past essential to an appreciation of the South African promise and problems. It presents a survey of the archaeological data, and describes the hunting, herding, and cultivating peoples, and the dominant colonial society.

Preface to the 1982 Edition -- Preface to the 1969 Edition -- The Hunters and Herders -- The Nguni People1 -- The Sotho, Venda, and Tsonga1 -- White Settlers and the Origin of a New Society, 1652–1778 -- Co-Operation and Conflict: The Eastern Cape Frontier1 -- The Consolidation of a New Society: The Cape Colony -- Co-Operation and Conflict: The Zulu Kingdom and Natal -- Co-Operation and Conflict: The High Veld1