The Mirror At Midnight: A South African Journey

History lies heavily on South Africa, and Adam Hochschild brings to bear a lifetime's familiarity with the country in an eye-opening work that blends history and reportage. Hochschild looks at the tensions of modern South Africa through a dramatic prism: the pivotal nineteenth-century Battle of Blood River — which determined whether the Boers or the Zulus would control that part of the world — and its contentious commemoration by rival groups 150 years later. This incisive book offers an unusual window onto a society that remains divided. In his epilogue, Hochschild extends his view to the astonishing political changes that have occurred in the country in recent years — and the changes yet to be made. Product DetailsISBN-13: 9780618758258 Media Type: Paperback Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Publication Date: 04-24-2007 Pages: 320 Product Dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x (d)About the Author ADAM HOCHSCHILD is the author of eleven books. King Leopold’s Ghost was a finalist for the