The Griqua Past and the Limits of South African History, 1902-1994

by Edward Cavanagh

The Griqua people are commonly misunderstood. Today, they do not figure in the South African imagination as other peoples do, nor have they for over a century. This book argues that their comparative invisibility is a result of their place in the national narrative. In this revisionist analysis of South African historiography, the author analyses over a century's worth of historical studies and identifies a number of narrative frameworks that have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3034307780
• ISBN13: 9783034307789
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"