Background
Thompson, Leonard Monteath was born on March 6, 1916 in Cranborne, Dorset, England. Came to the United States, 1961. Son of Gerald Monteath and Rhoda Edith (Collins) Thompson.
( A magisterial history of South Africa, from the earlies...)
A magisterial history of South Africa, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present. Lynn Berat updates this classic text with a new chapter chronicling the first presidential term of Mbeki and ending with the celebrations of the centenary of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress in January 2012. “A history that is both accurate and authentic, written in a delightful literary style.”—Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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(Describes the mythology of the Afrikaner nationalist move...)
Describes the mythology of the Afrikaner nationalist movement, compares it with the political mythologies of the U.S., France, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, and looks at how South Africa's outlook has been changed by recent events.
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(A leading scholar of South Africa provides a fresh and pe...)
A leading scholar of South Africa provides a fresh and penetrating exploration of that country's history, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present, focusing primarily on the experiences of its black inhabitants. For this third edition, Leonard Thompson adds two new chapters that describe the transfer of power and the new South Africa under the presidencies of Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki.
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Thompson, Leonard Monteath was born on March 6, 1916 in Cranborne, Dorset, England. Came to the United States, 1961. Son of Gerald Monteath and Rhoda Edith (Collins) Thompson.
Bachelor, Rhodes University, Republic South Africa, 1935. Master of Arts, Rhodes University, Republic South Africa, 1938. Doctor of Letters, Rhodes University, Republic South Africa, 1961.
Bachelor, Oxford University, England, 1939. Master of Arts, Oxford University, England, 1943. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University New Haven, 1988.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Naral University South Africa, 1990.
Senior lecturer history University Cape Town, Cape, Republic of South Africa, 1946-1954, associate professor Republic of South Africa, 1954-1958, King George V professor, head department Republic of South Africa, 1959-1961. Professor University of California at Los Angeles, 1961-1968, Yale University, New Haven, 1968-1982, director Yale University-Wesleyan Southern African research program, 1977-1986 and from 89, Charles J. Stillé professor, 1982-1986, Charles J. Stillé professor emeritus, senior research scholar, from 1986. Consultant Ford Foundation, New York City, since 1982, Simon G. Guggenheim Foundation, New York City, since 1982.
Visiting professor University Beijing, 1986. Director National Endowment of the Humanities Summer Seminars for College Teachers, 1983, 85, 89.
(A leading scholar of South Africa provides a fresh and pe...)
(Describes the mythology of the Afrikaner nationalist move...)
( A magisterial history of South Africa, from the earlies...)
(NY 1971 1st Oxford. Hardcovers. Two volumes. large octavo...)
Served to lieutenant United Kingdom Royal Navy, 1939-1946, European Theatre of Operations. member American Association of University Professors, American History Association, African Studies Association (board directors 1964-1967), The Athenaeum.
Married Evelyne Betty White, February 11, 1940. Children: Caroline Fendall Hickey, Jacqueline Monteath Sitterle.