Roots and routes : Karretjie people of the Great Karoo : the marginalisation of a South African first people / Michael de Jongh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Jongh, M. (Michael), 1943-

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

San (African people)--South Africa--Great Karoo.

San (African people).

San (African people)--South Africa--Great Karoo--Social life and customs.

Migration, Internal--South Africa--Great Karoo.

Migration, Internal.

Indigenous peoples--South Africa--Great Karoo.

Indigenous peoples.

Poor--South Africa--Great Karoo.

Poor.

Manners and customs.

Great Karoo (South Africa)--History.

Great Karoo (South Africa).

South Africa--Great Karoo.

Physical Description:

xvii, 221 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits (chiefly color) ; 28 cm + 1 folded chart

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Pretoria : Unisa Press, [2012]

Summary:

Anthropologist de Jongh spent time living with and studying the culture of the Karretjie, or "donkey cart people." They are itinerant sheep shearers of the South African Karoo flatlands. According to de Jong, the Karretjie are the poorest of the poor in South Africa. They are poorly understood and invisible to most of South African society. De Jong explores the ethnic history of the Karretjie and looks at their current niche in South African society. He describes the daily life of Karretjie families, and the changes and challenges they face. The book is illustrated with beautiful color photos of Karretjie everyday life and families. Dist. in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-213) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1868886654

OCLC:

785081931

Publisher Number:

99949470543