Status and Respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750 1870: A Tragedy of Manners

by Robert Ross and Robert Ross

Book Overview

In a compelling example of the cultural history of South Africa, Robert Ross offers a subtle and wide-ranging study of status and respectability in the colonial Cape between 1750 and 1850. His 1999 book describes the symbolism of dress, emblems, architecture, food, language, and polite conventions, paying particular attention to domestic relationships, gender, education and religion, and analyses the values and the modes of thinking current in different...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521121256
• ISBN13: 9780521121255
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"