The Shaping of South African Society, 1652-1840.

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History is a powerful aid to the understanding of the present, and those who are concerned with the escalating crisis in South Africa will find this an invaluable source book. It is the only book devoted to the first 200 years of that nation's history based on recent research. This is the story...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Elphick, Richard
Otros Autores: Giliomee, Hermann
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Middletown : Wesleyan University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social conditions.
Race relations.
Manners and customs.
Ethnic relations.
HISTORY > Africa > South > Republic of South Africa.
HISTORY > Africa > South > General.
South Africa.
Afrique du Sud > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1836.
Afrique du Sud > Conditions sociales.
Afrique du Sud > Relations raciales.
South Africa > History > To 1836.
South Africa > Social conditions.
South Africa > Race relations.
South Africa > Ethnic relations.
South Africa > Social life and customs.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:History is a powerful aid to the understanding of the present, and those who are concerned with the escalating crisis in South Africa will find this an invaluable source book. It is the only book devoted to the first 200 years of that nation's history based on recent research. This is the story of the evolution of a society in which race became the dominant characteristic, the primary determinant of status, wealth, and power. Cultural chauvinism of the first European colonists - primarily the Dutch - merged with economic and demographic developments to create a society in which whites relegat.
Notas:Lord Charles and the settlers.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (646 pages).
ISBN:9780819573766

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