The Mirror at Midnight - A South African Journey (Paperback, Mariner Books)

History lies heavily on South Africa, and Adam Hochschild brings to bear a lifetime's familiarity with the country in an eye-opening work that blends history and reportage. Hochschild looks at the tensions of modern South Africa through a dramatic prism: the pivotal nineteenth-century Battle of Blood River -- which determined whether the Boers or the Zulus would control that part of the world -- and its contentious commemoration by rival groups 150 years later. This incisive book offers an unusual window onto a society that remains divided. In his epilogue, Hochschild extends his view to the astonishing political changes that have occurred in the country in recent years -- and the changes yet to be made.

General

Imprint:	Houghton Mifflin (Trade)
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2007
First published:	April 2007
Authors:	Adam Hochschild
Dimensions:	208 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	308
Edition:	Mariner Books
ISBN-13:	978-0-618-75825-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > History > African history > General
LSN:	0-618-75825-9
Barcode:	9780618758258

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