Impact of the South African War - by D Omissi & A Thompson (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This exciting new book marks a major shift in the study of the South African War. It turns attention from the war's much debated causes onto its more neglected consequences. An international team of scholars explores the myriad legacies of the war - for South Africa, for Britain, for the Empire and beyond. The extensive introduction sets the contributions in context, and the elegant afterword offers thought-provoking reflections on their cumulative significance.

Review Quotes

'This volume is a must for the South Africa specialist's collection and will be of interest to many others besides.' - Andrew Porter, King's College, London, South African Historical Journal

'...a stimulating work, empirically-rooted, balanced, often ground-breaking, and essential reading for anyone wanting some solid facts and thinking about the effects of the South African war.' - Bernard Porter, English Historical Review

'...makes a compelling case that understanding the war's effects means looking beyond contemporaries' assessments...' - Laura E. Nym Mayhall, Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History

About the Author

JACQUELINE BEAUMONT Freelance Researcher, Oxford PHILIP BUCKNER Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London PETER CAIN Research Professor, Sheffield Hallam University GREG CUTHBERTSON Associate Professor of History, University of South Africa JOHN DARWIN Beit Lecturer, History of the British Commonwealth, Nuffield College, Oxford SAUL DUBOW Reader in History, School of African and Asian Studies, University of Sussex ALBERT GRUNDLINGH Professor of History, University of Stellenbosch PAUL LAITY Senior Editor, London Review of Books DONAL LOWRY Senior Lecturer in History, Oxford Brookes University BILL NASSON Professor of History, University of Cape Town GEOFFREY SEARLE Professor of History, University of East Anglia IAIN SMITH Senior Lecturer in History, University of Warwick LUKE TRAINOR Researcher