Delius (history, U. of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) brings together 11 chapters in a study of the history of Mpulmalanga, South Africa, aiming to bring the history of the province more
interest and understanding and stimulate debates about history, heritage, and identity. Accompanied by color and b&w photos of the region, the chapters, which focus on themes that have
received little attention, consider geology, archaeology, rock art, traditions of early settlement, frontier conflicts, the role of blacks in the South African War, conservation, economic
development, land struggles, politics, and industrial development in the twentieth century. Contributors are history, archaeology, economic history, and geology and mineralogy researchers from
South Africa. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation 穢2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
