"A superb book. I recommend it highly. Thorough research, erudite writing, and startling insights. Must reading." — Randall Robinson, Founding Executive Director, TransAfrica"Splendid... An invaluable work, elegantly organized and written. — Nadine Gordimer"A must for scholars and analysts of South Africa and the U.S. stance toward that country. — Foreign Affairs"This is the history of southern Africa that anti-apartheid militants have been waiting for. Its critics will be hard-pressed to match its cogency and depth of documentation. — Geroge M. Fredrickson"Impressive work. Lucid scholarship. Coherently presents the last hundred years as they directly lead to the unfolding cataclysm of South Africa. — June Jordan"The clearest comprehensive account of the political history of southern Africa I know. Committed, sober, and intelligent." — Immanuel Wallerstein - from Amzon