Imperial Networks: Creating Identities in Nineteenth-Century South Africa and Britain Contributor(s): Lester, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415259142 ISBN-13: 9780415259149 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: Focusing on the colonization of the Xhosa in 19th-century South Africa, this work reveals the way in which British colonialism in the region was informed by imperial ideas and activities. The book introduces students to key debates in the historiography of this period, as well as the materialist and postcolonial constructions of the past. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - Republic Of South Africa - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
Dewey: 968.700 |
LCCN: 2001018726 |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.36" W x 9.44" (0.90 lbs) 270 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Southern Africa - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Imperial Networks investigates the discourses and practices of British colonialism. It reveals how British colonialism in the Eastern Cape region was informed by, and itself informed, imperial ideas and activities elsewhere, both in Britain and in other colonies. It examines: * the origins and development of the three interacting discourses of colonialism - official, humanitarian and settler For any student or resarcher of this major aspect of history, this will be a staple part of their reading diet. |