500 Years: A History of South Africa edited by Prof C. F. J. Muller

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Five hundred years ago South Africa was unknown – the civilized world was ignorant of both its people and its vast land mass. The emergence of this unknown quantity into a nation whose strengths and weaknesses are now internationally familiar is a fascinating picture, as broad in the canvas it covers as the land itself.

In Five Hundred Years, Professor Muller, has drawn together the views of twelve prominent historians from six universities, colleges and other academic institutions to present a survey of the making of South Africa from landing of the earliest Portuguese pioneers in the 15th century down to the verdict of the International Court at the Hague in 1966 on the vexed question of the South West Africa mandate.

As a work of reference Five Hundred Years: A History of South Africa is of vital importance, and its comprehensive index contributes to its value for both the scholar and layman.