Southern African Political History

An area in the midst of deep change, Southern Africa was in turmoil a short decade ago, its politics framed by white versus black, colonialism versus decolonialism, majority rule versus minority rights. With new political discourses beginning in the early 1990s, the mood today is one of interdependencies between the SADC member countries. To enhance one's understanding of the area, this book provides a comprehensive guide to the history of Southern Africa since the demise of colonialism. In detailed chronologies, it traces the history of the twelve developing Southern African countries—Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Bringing together information on the political development of the SADC member countries, the book aims to provide easy access to the information. The detailed chronologies show the political events as they unfolded, while the two indexes provide easy access to the events. The book is a useful guide to key developments, the role played by political parties, treaty information, and individual personalities.

JACQUELINE A. KALLEY was International Affairs Librarian at the Jan Smuts House Library, University of Witwatersrand from 1974 to 1998, and is currently the Information Coordinator at the Electoral Institute of South Africa and Reasearch Associate in the Department of Politcal Studies at the University of Witwatersrand. She is the author or compiler of several books on South Africa and the Southern African region.

ELNA SCHOEMAN is International Organizations Librarian at the Jan Smuts House Library, University of Witwatersrand./e She has compiled several bibliographies on the Southern African region

L. E. ANDOR was a librarian at the Institute of Industrial Relations and the National Institute for Personnel Research in Johannesburg.