Reddit mentions of The Afrikaners: Biography of a People (Reconsiderations in Southern African History)

The homelands weren't about international pressure. They were part of Verwoerd's grand vision of separate development long before international pressure became an issue. The idea was that the groups in SA were at different levels of development, and that it was in everybody's best interests to continue separately on their path of development. That was the humanitarian argument for Apartheid that Verwoerd made and many people were convinced. He was a very good orator.

It's true however that the Bantustans were too small to sustain their populations and that Whites were too greedy, effectively taking 87% of the land. But what you perhaps didn't know, was that very early on (in the 1920s if I remember correctly) the ANC was in principle willing to accept Separate Development (Apartheid) if black people were given enough land.

If you're curious about my source for most of this info: http://www.amazon.com/The-Afrikaners-Biography-Reconsiderations-Southern/dp/0813922372