Popular Politics in the History of South Africa, 1400-1948 |
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| Author:
| Landau, Paul S. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-282-72335-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2010 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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Popular Politics in the History of South Africa, 1400-1948 offers a newly inclusive vision of South Africa s past. Drawing largely from original sources, Paul Landau presents a history of the politics of the country s people, from the time of their early settlements in the elevated heartlands, through the colonial era, to the dawn of Apartheid. A practical tradition of mobilization, alliance, and amalgamation persisted, mutated, and occasionally vanished from view; it survived against...
More DescriptionPopular Politics in the History of South Africa, 1400-1948 offers a newly inclusive vision of South Africa s past. Drawing largely from original sources, Paul Landau presents a history of the politics of the country s people, from the time of their early settlements in the elevated heartlands, through the colonial era, to the dawn of Apartheid. A practical tradition of mobilization, alliance, and amalgamation persisted, mutated, and occasionally vanished from view; it survived against the odds in several forms, in tribalisms, Christian assemblies, and other, seemingly hybrid movements; and it continues today. Landau treats southern Africa broadly, concentrating increasingly on the southern highveld and ultimately focusing on a transnational movement called the 'Samuelites'. He shows how people s politics in South Africa were suppressed and transformed, but never entirely eliminated."