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Knowledge and Colonialism : Eighteenth-Century Travellers in South Africa.
""Knowledge and Colonialism"" examines writings and drawings of eighteenth-century scientific travellers in South Africa against the background of administrative and commercial discourses. It is argued that these travellers benefited more from their relationship with the colonial...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
BRILL,
2009.
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| Colección: | Atlantic World, 18.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- CONTENTS; Preface; List of Illustrations; Chapter One Wagon Routes: An Introduction; Chapter Two Peter Kolb's Defence of the "Hottentots" (1719); Chapter Three Expeditions from Fort Lijdsaamheijd: The voc and the Geography of Southern Africa in the Beginning of the Eighteenth Century; Chapter Four Trade and Science: Reports of the voc Expedition by Hendrik Hop from 1761-1762; Chapter Five Xhosa and Khoikhoi "Households": Representations of Inhabitants of Southern Africa in the Gordon Atlas.
- Chapter Six The Adventures of a Surinamese Frenchman in South Africa: The Travel Accounts of Francois le VaillantChapter Seven A 'Black Legend' of Dutch Colonialism in the Travels (1801-1804) of John Barrow; Chapter Eight Batavian Colonial Politics and Travel Accounts About South Africa; Chapter Nine The First Ethnographic Monograph: De Kaffers aan de Zuidkust van Afrika (1810) by Lodewyk Alberti; Chapter Ten Conclusion: Knowledge and Colonialism; Annex One Independent Editions and Translations of Peter Kolb'