Status and Respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750-1870

A Tragedy of Manners

by: Robert Ross

Status and Respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750-1870

Author: Robert Ross

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Series: African Studies

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Format: Paperback / softback

Publication date: 15 October 2009

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ISBN: 0521121256 ISBN 13: 9780521121255 This product is an E-publication based on: Status and Respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750-1870 (2005)

Status and Respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750-1870 by Robert Ross

A cultural interpretation of South Africa's colonial history, specifically the Cape Colony, between 1750 and 1870. Top page

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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. He describes the symbolism of dress, emblems, architecture, food, language, and polite conventions, paying particular attention to domestic relationships, gender, education, and religion, and analyses the values and the modes of thinking current in different strata of the society. He argues that these cultural factors were related to high political developments in the Cape, and offers a rich account of the changes in social identity that accompanied the transition from Dutch to British overrule, and of the development of white racism and of ideologies of resistance to white domination. The result is a uniquely nuanced account of a colonial society. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Cambridge University Press

City: Cambridge

Pages: 220

More info: height 330 mm width 152 mm weight 229 gr thickness 13 mm

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Age recommended: Professional and scholarly

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey: 968.7032

Summary Status and Respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750-1870 1. Introduction; 2. Under the VOC; 3. English and Dutch; 4. The content of respectability; 5. Christianity, status and respectability; 6. Outsiders; 7. Acceptance and rejection; 8. Conclusion. Top page

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