Miscegenation, Identity and Status in Colonial Africa - Intimate Colonial Encounters

Sommario

1. Introduction 2. Miscegenation and Anglo-African Identity in Nyasaland (Malawi) 3. Miscegenation and "Coloured" Identity in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) 4. Miscegenation, "Coloured" Status and Identity in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) 5. Miscegenation and "Eurafrican" or "Coloured" Identity in Swaziland 6. Miscegenation and "Half-caste" Identity in Tanganyika (Mainland Tanzania) 7. Miscegenation and Identity of Persons of Euro-African Descent in Uganda 8. Goan-African Miscegenation in East Africa 9. Epilogue

Info autore

Lawrence Mbogoni is Professor in the Department of Africana-World Studies at William Paterson University, USA.

Riassunto

Using archival sources and secondary literature, the author highlights how colonial inter-racial intimate encounters became intertwined with conceptions of ‘race’ and what it meant to be European, African ("native") and racially mixed.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Lawrence Mbogoni, Lawrence (William Paterson University Mbogoni
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367732417
• ISBN: 978-0-367-73241-7
• Pagine: 226
• Serie: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Africa
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Sistema politico; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), HISTORY / Africa / East, HISTORY / Africa / Central, Political structure & processes, African History, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity