Status and Respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750–1870

A Tragedy of Manners

By:

Robert Ross

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Hardback

Series:

African Studies

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In a compelling example of the new cultural history of South Africa, Robert Ross offers a subtle and wide-ranging study of status and respectability in the colonial Cape between 1750 and 1850. He describes the symbolism of dress, emblems, architecture, food, language, and polite conventions, paying particular attention to domestic relationships, gender, education, and religion, and analyses the values and the modes of thinking current in different strata of the society. He argues that these cultural factors were related to high political developments in the Cape, and offers a rich account of the changes in social identity that accompanied the transition from Dutch to British overrule, and of the development of white racism and of ideologies of resistance to white domination. The result is a uniquely nuanced account of a colonial society.

Release date NZ

July 1st, 1999

Author

Robert Ross

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

220

Series

African Studies

Dimensions

152x229x14

ISBN-13

9780521621229

Product ID

2160629

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