In this radical critique of established pre-colonial and colonial history, Mellet centres land dispossession, the destruction of livelihoods and the brutality of slavery in South Africa. Drawing on scholarly work and his own experience of searching for identity, Mellet provides a bold new perspective on the loss of land and belonging. Characters such as Autshumao, Krotoa and Doman come to life in the story of the founding of a port at Cape Town – over 50 years before Jan van Riebeeck arrived.
CONTRIBUTORS: Patric Tariq Mellet
EAN: 9780624089704
COUNTRY: South Africa
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WEIGHT: 500 g
HEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Tafelberg Publishers Ltd
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GENRE: HISTORY / Africa / South / General, HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery
WIDTH: 152 cm
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Book Themes:
Republic of South Africa, African history, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, Slavery and abolition of slavery
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