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Status and Respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750-1870: A Tragedy of Manners (African Studies)

By Robert Ross

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1999
ISBN
0521621224, 9780521621229, 9780511008542
Open Library ID
OL6886522M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1130053 bytes)
Pages
221\221
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This compelling example of the new cultural history of South Africa is a subtle and wide-ranging study of status and respectability in the colonial Cape. Focusing on domestic relationships, gender, education, and religion, it analyzes values and modes of thinking current in different social strata, arguing that these cultural factors were related to high political developments. The result is a rich account of changes in social identity that accompanied the transition from Dutch to British overrule, and the development of white racism and ideologies of resistance to white domination.

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