Imperial Networks: Creating Identities in Nineteenth-Century South Africa and Br

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This study investigates the discourses and practices of British colonialism. Focusing on the colonization of the Xhosa to the east of the 19th-century Cape Colony in South Africa, the book places this episode in the context of a much broader imperial network.

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Imperial Networks investigates the discourses and practices of British colonialism. Focusing on the colonization of the Xhosa to the east of the nineteenth century Cape Colony in South Africa, the book places this episode in the context of a much broader Imperial network. The book reveals how British colonialism in the region was informed by, and itself informed, imperial ideas and activities elsewhere, both in Britain and in other colonies. Drawing on materialist South African historiography, postcolonial theory and geographical conceptions, Imperial Networks examines: * the origins and early nineteenth century development of the three interacting discourses of colonialism - official, humanitarian and settler * the contests, compromises and interplay between these discourses and their proponents * the analysis of these discourses in the light of a global humanitarian movement in the aftermath of the antislavery campaign * the eventual colonisation of the Xhosa and the construction of colonial settler identities.Imperial Networks introduces students to key debates in the historiography of nineteenth century South Africa, as well as in materialist and postcolonial constructions of the past.

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Imperial Networks investigates the discourses and practices of British colonialism. It reveals how British colonialism in the Eastern Cape region was informed by, and itself informed, imperial ideas and activities elsewhere, both in Britain and in other colonies. It examines: * the origins and development of the three interacting discourses of colonialism - official, humanitarian and settler * the contests, compromises and interplay between these discourses and their proponents * the analysis of these discourses in the light of a global humanitarian movement in the aftermath of the antislavery campaign * the eventual colonisation of the Eastern cape and the construction of colonial settler identities. For any student or resarcher of this major aspect of history, this will be a staple part of their

Author Biography

Alan Lester is Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Sussex. His previous publications include From Colonization to Democracy: a New Historical Geography of South Africa (1996) and South Africa Past, Present and Future: Gold at the End of the Rainbow? with E. Nel and T. Binns (2000).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Colonial projects and the eastern Cape; Chapter 3 British settlers and the colonisation of the Xhosa; Chapter 4 Queen Adelaide Province and the limits of colonial power; Chapter 5 Obtaining the 'due observance of justice'; Chapter 6 Imperial contests and the conquest of the frontier; Chapter 7 Epilogue and conclusion;

Review

"It might be thought that nothing more could be said on the subject, but Alan Lester has found something new to say and a new framework in which to say it...[His] work is lucid and revealing.Norman Etherington, International History Review."

Details ISBN0415259142 Author Alan Lester Short Title IMPERIAL NETWORKS Language English ISBN-10 0415259142 ISBN-13 9780415259149 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2001 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations maps Edition 1st Residence ENK Birth 1960 Subtitle Creating Identities in Nineteenth-Century South Africa and Britain DOI 10.1604/9780415259149 UK Release Date 2001-07-26 AU Release Date 2001-07-26 NZ Release Date 2001-07-26 Pages 270 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Publication Date 2001-07-26 Alternative 9780415198509 DEWEY 325.3410968 Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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