"Anyone who thinks that South Africa's problems began with the Afrikaners and apartheid should read this book." --Richard Dowden, The Independent
" . . . should remain the last word for the foreseeable future." --Choice
"Peires is the premier historian of the Xhosa people. He speaks the language, knows the terrain, has collected oral traditions and has made an exhaustive study of the documented sources. The result is a fascinating...