Cape of Torments, first published in 1983, is a detailed examination of slavery in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope. It describes the reactions of the slaves to their conditions of slavery, concentrating on those aspects of their lives which their masters considered criminal, and above all on the large numbers of occasions when slaves ran away in an attempt to start a new life elsewhere. The book examines Cape society and slave organization; the complex relations between slaves and the other groups of population at the Cape – Khoisan, Xhosa, Sotho-Tswana, Dutch East India Co servants and sailors – and the opportunities for escape; major uprisings and rebellions.
The 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.
| ISBN: | 9781032309613 |
| Publication date: | 15th February 2024 |
| Author: | Robert Ross |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 170 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: Slavery |
| Genres: |
European history African history History and Archaeology Military history Social and cultural history Economic history Social and cultural anthropology Slavery and abolition of slavery Popular culture Colonialism and imperialism |
Cape of Torments, first published in 1983, is a detailed examination of slavery in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope. It describes the reactions of the slaves to their conditions of slavery, concentrating on those aspects of their lives which their masters considered criminal, and above all on the large numbers of occasions when slaves ran away in an attempt to start a new life elsewhere.
Cape of Torments features in the following genres: European history, African history, History and Archaeology, Military history, Social and cultural history, Economic history, Social and cultural anthropology, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Popular culture, Colonialism and imperialism
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Cape of Torments was written by Robert Ross and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Cape of Torments has 170 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Library Editions: Slavery series
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