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Apartheid Books

A selection of books on Apartheid South Africa. See also History of South Africa Books.

Country of My Skull by Antjie Krog

If you want to understand modern South Africa there is no better place to start than the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Antjie Krog's masterwork places you in the mind of both oppressed black freedom fighters and entrenched white Afrikaner.

Soweto: A History by Philip Bonner and Lauren Segal.

The personal accounts and documented history presented in this book give an excellent insight into the everyday life, past and present, of this famous South African township.

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