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Violence in rural South Africa, 1880-1963 /
"Violence was endemic to rural South African society from the late nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. But acts of violence were not natural; rather, violence resulted from the ways in which Africans navigated the hazardous social and political landscape imposed by white rule. Focu...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Madison, Wisconsin :
The University of Wisconsin Press,
[2023]
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| Collection: | Africa and the diaspora.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction: A History of Violence, a Question of Tradition
- 1. Neighbors and Rivals: Faction Fighting and Traditional Violence in the Rural Transkei
- 2. "The Girl Is Not Consulted": Abduction Marriages and Gendered Traditions of Violence
- 3. Deaths in the Family: Supernatural Harms and Violent Remedies
- 4. Sons and "Hooligans," "World-Destroyers" and Rebels: Traditional Violence Takes a Nationalist Turn
- Conclusion: Rural Violence Reconsidered
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.