This book examines the social transformation wrought by the abolition of slavery in 1834 in South Africa's Cape Colony. It pays particular attention to the effects of socioeconomic and cultural changes in the way both freed slaves and dominant whites adjusted to the new world. It compares South Africa's relatively peaceful transition from a slave- to a non-slave society to the bloody experience of the U.S. South after abolition; analyzing rape hysteria in both places as well as the significance of changing concepts of honor in the Cape. Finally; the book examines the early development of South Africa's particular brand of racism; arguing that abolition; not slavery itself; was a causative factor; although racist attitudes were largely absent while slavery persisted; they grew incrementally but steadily after abolition; driven primarily by whites' need for secure; exploitable labor.
#667337 in Books Ingramcontent 2015-12-09Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .85 x 6.00l; 1.10 #File Name: 0996843000374 pagesVoices from the Attic The Williamstown Boys in the Civil War
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. We see a lot of letter collections from the Civil ...By John HennessyWe see a lot of letter collections from the Civil War. Few add much to what we already know; and fewer still offer up the sort of quotable observations that help historians with both narrative and analysis. This book does. It's a very strong set of letters; with some deep observation and witty commentary and narration. The letters from Francis Martin offer an rare look at the late-war years by a man unafraid to advertise his status as a conscript; boldly signing his letters to his hometown newspaper; "Conscript." The full run of his letters appears in the [Montpelier] Vermont Watchman; which is accessible through GenealogyBank. For simple reading or hardcore research; these letters are worth your time.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I was not expected to enjoy this book as much as I didBy C. WeberI was not expecting to enjoy this book as much as I did. While I like history books; I thought I would have to slog through this tome of letters. That did not turn out to be the case at all. Their letters formed an extremely interesting and compelling narrative. They provided enough details to allow the reader to use his imagination to easily form vivid pictures of what it would have been like. Highly recommended.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Not bad reading. Interesting how words were spelled in that ...By FestusHalf way through it. Not bad reading. Interesting how words were spelled in that time. Also how sentences were structured and the nouns used to describe things are different from the ones we use today for the same things. The eyewitness accounts of history in the making are both uncanny and mind blowing.
