Cape of Torments - Slavery and Resistance in South Africa

Cape of Torments, first published in 1983, is a detailed examination of slavery in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope. A major theme of the book is the extent to which the Cape slaves were able to build a culture of their own, and the legacy of slavery to their descendants in modern South Africa.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The Beginning and the Setting 3. The Structure of Domination 4. The Slaves and the Khoisan 5. Hanglip 6. The Slaves and the Sailors 7. The Slaves and the Africans 8. The Impossibility of Rebellion 9. Conclusion

About the author

Robert Ross

Summary

Cape of Torments, first published in 1983, is a detailed examination of slavery in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope. A major theme of the book is the extent to which the Cape slaves were able to build a culture of their own, and the legacy of slavery to their descendants in modern South Africa.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Ross, Ross Robert
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781032309514
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3230951-4
• No. of pages: 170
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Slavery
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Popular Culture, European History, HISTORY / General, military history, Social & cultural history, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Colonialism & imperialism, Economic history, Southern Africa, British & Irish history, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Colonialism and imperialism, African History, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Slavery and abolition of slavery