Violence in rural South Africa, 1880-1963 /

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"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Redding, Sean (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2023]
Series:Africa and the diaspora.
Subjects:
1800-1999
Violence > South Africa > History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
Social conditions.
Violence.
South Africa > Social conditions > 19th century.
South Africa > Social conditions > 20th century.
South Africa.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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