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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Robert, 1949 July 26- author.

Series:

African studies series ; 98.

African studies series ; [98]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social status--South Africa--Cape of Good Hope--History.

Social status.

Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Social life and customs.

Cape of Good Hope (South Africa).

Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--Social conditions.

Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--History--To 1795.

Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)--History--1795-1872.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 203 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Status & Respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750-1870

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

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.

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-195) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-11477-2

0-521-12125-6

0-511-15067-9

0-511-30308-4

1-280-16177-9

0-511-11684-5

0-511-49729-6

0-511-05035-6

OCLC:

437072985