Historical Dictionary of South Africa.(Historical Dictionary of South Africa. 2d edition)(Review)

Historical Dictionary of South Africa. Second edition. By CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS and NICHOLAS SOUTHEY. (African Historical Dictionaries, 78). Lanham, MD and London: Scarecrow Press, 2000. Pp. Xxxiv + 375. [pound]76.50; $85 (ISBN 0-8108-3646-7).

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This new edition of the Historical Dictionary of South Africa, compiled by Christopher Saunders of the University of Cape Town and Nicholas Southey of the University of South Africa, is a revised and enlarged edition of the volume compiled by Saunders, published in 1983. The new Dictionary follows the series format with an introductory outline history, a chronology, maps but no …