The Making of a Racist State: British Imperialism and the Union of South Africa, 1875-1910

by Bernard Makhosezwe Magubane

How did the Union of South Africa come to be dominated by a white minority? That is the obvious but haunting question addressed in this remarkable historical survey which documents and analyses the chain of events that led up to the passing in 1909 of the "South African Act" by the British Parliament.

Genres: Africa

450 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1995