Originally published in 1982 and based on the 1969 Oxford History of South Africa, this book discusses some of the trends in the historiography of South Africa before the beginning of large-scale mining operations in Kimberley in 1870. A deliberate attempt was made to look at the roots of South African society and to take due account of all its peoples. The book includes a survey of archaeological data, emphasizing the links between South Africa and the rest of the continent, and between the more remote and more recent past in South Africa. The lives of the hunting, herding and cultivating peoples who lived in South Africa before the advent of the Europeans. The foundation of a colonial society is described, and the expansion of that society until the 1770s. The final chapters review the relations between the peoples of the Cape Colony and the Nguni cultivators from their first meetings until about 1870 and the growth of the plural society in the Cape Colony until 1970.
Author(s): Monica Wilson, Leonard Thompson
Series: Routledge Library Editions: South Africa, 21
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 478
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations
Preface to the 1982 Edition
Publisher's Note
Acknowledgements
The Plates
Preface to the 1969 Edition
II. The Hunters and Herders
1. Characteristics and Distribution
2. Economy and Social Structure of the Hunters
3. Economy and Social Structure of the Herders
4. Relationships Between Groups
III. The Nguni People
1. Demarcation and Distribution
2. Relations with Other Groups
3. Economy
4. The Structure of Nguni Society
IV. The Sotho, Venda, and Tsonga
1. The Sotho
(a) Distribution in Space and Time
(b) Economy
(c) Social Structure
(d) Relations with Other Groups
2. The Venda
3. The Tsonga
4. Conclusion
V. White Settlers and the Origin of a New Society, 1652–1778
1. The Foundation of the Cape Station
2. Agriculture and Immigration
3. Pastoral Farming
4. VOC Government at the Cape
5. The White Colonial Community
VI. Co-Operation and Conflict: The Eastern Cape Frontier
1. The Beginnings of Interaction
2. Intermediaries
3. Fragmentation and Pressure on Land
4. The Pagan Reaction
5. Civilization by Mingling
6. Conflicting Attitudes
VII. The Consolidation of a New Society: The Cape Colony
1. The Diversification of Culture
2. The Diversification of the Economy
3. The Extension of Freedom Under Law
4. The Move Towards Responsible Government
VIII. Co-Operation and Conflict: The Zulu Kingdom and Natal
1. The Zulu Kingdom
2. The Voortrekker Republic
3. The British Colony
IX. Co-Operation and Conflict: The High Veld
1. The Difaqane and Its Aftermath, 1822–1836
2. The Great Trek, 1836–54
3. Afrikaner Republics and African States, 1854–70
Index
