Slavery in Dutch South Africa
Nigel Worden
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Paperback. This comprehensive study analyses slavery in early colonial South Africa under the Dutch East India Company (1652-1795). Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
This was the first comprehensive analysis of slavery in early colonial South Africa under the Dutch East India Company (1652–1795) when it was published in 1985. Based on archival research in Britain, the Netherlands and South Africa, it examines the nature of Cape slavery with reference to the literature on other slave societies. Dr Worden shows how the slave economy developed in town and countryside, and discusses the dynamics of the slave market, the growth of land concentration, the harsh life on the farm, and the developing polarisation of rural race relations. He analyses the relation of fear and brutality ... Read more
This was the first comprehensive analysis of slavery in early colonial South Africa under the Dutch East India Company (1652–1795) when it was published in 1985. Based on archival research in Britain, the Netherlands and South Africa, it examines the nature of Cape slavery with reference to the literature on other slave societies. Dr Worden shows how the slave economy developed in town and countryside, and discusses the dynamics of the slave market, the growth of land concentration, the harsh life on the farm, and the developing polarisation of rural race relations. He analyses the relation of fear and brutality ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Series
African Studies
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521152662
SKU
V9780521152662
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