South Africa's Racial Past
The History and Historiography of Racism, Segregation, and Apartheid
Seiten
2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-60486-8 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-60486-8 (ISBN)
A unique overview of the history of South Africa’s racial order, from the mid-17th century to the apartheid era. The book highlights the main phases and turning points in this racial order and explores the forces and factors that brought about discriminatory policies, practices, structures, laws and attitudes. It also draws out the political and id
A unique overview of the whole 350-year history of South Africa’s racial order, from the mid-seventeenth century to the apartheid era. Maylam periodizes this racial order, drawing out its main phases and highlighting the significant turning points. He also analyzes the dynamics of South African white racism, exploring the key forces and factors that brought about and perpetuated oppressive, discriminatory policies, practices, structures, laws and attitudes. There is also a strong historiographical dimension to the study. It shows how various writers have, from different perspectives, attempted to explain the South African racial order and draws out the political and ideological agendas that lay beneath these diverse interpretations. Essential reading for all those interested in the past, present and future of South Africa, this book also has implications for the wider study of race, racism and social and political ethnic relations.
A unique overview of the whole 350-year history of South Africa’s racial order, from the mid-seventeenth century to the apartheid era. Maylam periodizes this racial order, drawing out its main phases and highlighting the significant turning points. He also analyzes the dynamics of South African white racism, exploring the key forces and factors that brought about and perpetuated oppressive, discriminatory policies, practices, structures, laws and attitudes. There is also a strong historiographical dimension to the study. It shows how various writers have, from different perspectives, attempted to explain the South African racial order and draws out the political and ideological agendas that lay beneath these diverse interpretations. Essential reading for all those interested in the past, present and future of South Africa, this book also has implications for the wider study of race, racism and social and political ethnic relations.
Paul Maylam, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Contents: Introduction. The Emerging Racial Order: Pre-Industrial Times: Before Van Riebeeck: the early European legacy; Differentiation and discrimination in Cape Dutch society; Colonial expansion and racial oppression. The Racial Order Hardens: The Industrial Era: Diamonds, gold and the colour bar; The segregation era; Apartheid. Conclusion: South Africa’s racial order: historiographical and historical reflections; Bibliography; Index.
Erscheinungsdatum | 01.07.2020 |
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Reihe/Serie | Research in Migration and Ethnic Relations Series |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 148 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 453 g |
Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Religion / Philosophie / Psychologie |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
ISBN-10 | 0-367-60486-8 / 0367604868 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-367-60486-8 / 9780367604868 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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