Twenty Years in South Africa
eBook - ePub

Twenty Years in South Africa

An Immigrant's Tale

  1. 150 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Twenty Years in South Africa

An Immigrant's Tale

About this book

This book narrates the story of a young family that, in the year 1975, made the bold decision to leave the United Kingdom and seek a new life in South Africa. Although intending to stay for just a few years, they only returned some twenty years later. Whilst there, they took the opportunity to visit virtually every town and game park, and five of the neighboring countries. However, this was not just an extended holiday, but an opportunity to study different cultures and customs. Their time there spanned the darkest days of apartheid, through the first signs of change sparked by the Soweto Riots, to the release of Nelson Mandela, the first democratic elections, and beyond. Thus, in addition to this book being partly a travelogue and memoire, it is also an eye-witness commentary on the highs and lows, the good, the bad, the dangers, and the changes that occurred during an eventful time, in that unique country. It should thus appeal not only the general reader who enjoys a yarn about far-away places, but also to those interested in social and cultural history.

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Information

Publisher
Wipf and Stock Publishers
eBook ISBN
9781498242714
Topic
Personal Development
Subtopic
Travel

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Foreword
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Chapter 1: Why South Africa?
  6. Chapter 2: The Journey
  7. Chapter 3: The Arrival
  8. Chapter 4: Getting Down to Business
  9. Chapter 5: The Music
  10. Chapter 6: Rhodesia and Lesotho
  11. Chapter 7: Taking Stock
  12. Chapter 8: Swaziland, SWA, and Botswana
  13. Chapter 9: The Animals
  14. Chapter 10: The Places
  15. Chapter 11: Further Reflections
  16. Chapter 12: The Law, Guns, and Danger
  17. Chapter 13: Work and Play
  18. Chapter 14: Customs and Culture
  19. Chapter 15: The Food
  20. Chapter 16: Diversion
  21. Chapter 17: The First Democratic Elections
  22. Chapter 18: Life after the Election
  23. Afterword: Was It Worth It?