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Status and respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750-1870 : a tragedy of manners /

In a compelling example of the 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. His 1999 book describes the symbolism of dress, emblems, architecture, food, language, and polite conventions,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ross, Robert, 1949 July 26-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Series:African studies series ; 98.
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Online Access:Texto completo