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Specifically tailored to students, Daniel Silke offers a highly acclaimed series of lectures on the recent history and political transition of his native South Africa. Expertly researched and presented, this series of lectures is ideal for student audiences keen to gain a greater understanding of one of the most exciting political and social transformations of our time.

Delving into the past, Silke identifies the historical fore-runners to the system of Apartheid (racial separation) and goes onto explain how South Africa’s peoples were systematically and often, brutally, kept apart for well over 50 years.

The presentation also looks at the demise of the minority regime, the negotiation years, the role of Nelson Mandela, dealing with South Africa’s racial diversity and also covers critical issues facing the country in the future. The series can be presented as a guest-lecture option or as a full semester course for under-graduate or mature students alike.

“He is able to hold an audience, interact with questioners and give illumination to subjects in a way that very few others can.”

Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.