Status and Respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750-1870 : A Tragedy of Manners
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
9780521621229
0-521-62122-4
This compelling example of the new cultural history of South Africa is a subtle and wide-ranging study of status and respectability in the colonial Cape. Focusing on domestic relationships, gender, education,.
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and religion, it analyzes values and modes of thinking current in different social strata, arguing that these cultural factors were related to high political developments. The result is a rich account of changes in social identity that accompanied the transition from Dutch to British overrule, and the development of white racism and ideologies of resistance to white domination.
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