| A Commonwealth of Knowledge: Science, Sensibility, and White South Africa 1820-2000 Contributor(s): Dubow, Saul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199296634 ISBN-13: 9780199296637 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $261.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - Republic Of South Africa - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 305.839 |
| LCCN: 2006021303 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.35 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Southern Africa - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Examining the relationship of knowledge to national identity formation in modern South Africa, this text explores how the cultivation of knowledge served to support white political ascendancy and claims to nationhood. |