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Status and respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750-1870, a tragedy of manners, Robert Ross

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Status and respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750-1870, a tragedy of manners, Robert Ross

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Status and respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750-1870

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

52558741

Responsibility statement

Robert Ross

Series statement

African studies, 98Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

a tragedy of manners

Summary

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, 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.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

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

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Status & Respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750–1870

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