Mpumalanga - An illustrated history by Peter Delius & Michelle Hay

Scarce first edition.

Mpumalanga - An illustrated history by Peter Delius & Michelle Hay

Softcover
Publisher: Highveld Press, 2009 first edition.

Condition: Very Good . This book is in very good condition. The wraps have some very slight/limited signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far.

-In 2005, the Mpumalanga Provincial Government initiated a Heritage Project aimed at rediscovering the province’s past, and using this to inform its contemporary identity and development. This project resulted in the publication of Mpumalanga: History and Heritage (2007), a major work written by a team of researchers led by Professor Peter Delius of the University of the Witwatersrand.

In 2008, the Mpumalanga Provincial Government facilitated the publication of a shorter and more accessible version entitled Mpumalanga: An Illustrated History (The Highveld Press), written by Peter Delius and Michelle Hay.

-An illustrated history of the region from earliest times, covering the geological history, archaeology, early European incursions, wars between the Boers and the indigenous tribes, the Boer War and modern developments in conservation and industries.