Download or read book From Colonization to Democracy written by Alan Lester and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1998-12-31 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account of the development of modern South African society seeks to establish the geographical and historical context in which change has taken place. The author describes important historical continuities in South Africa which have shaped present society, including social groupings and their stratification, policital institutions, the patterns of human geography, economic structure, and external links and influences.