Social Death and Resurrection Slavery and Emancipation in South Africa |
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| Author:
| Mason, John Edwin |
| Series title: | Reconsiderations in Southern African History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-2179-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $38.00 |
Book Description:
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What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? John Edwin Mason presents complex answers after delving into the slaves' experience within the slaveholding patriarchal household, primarily during the period from 1820 to 1850.
What was it like to be a slave in colonial South Africa? What difference did freedom make? John Edwin Mason presents complex answers after delving into the slaves' experience within the slaveholding patriarchal household, primarily during the period from 1820 to 1850.