Examine the ways in which British rule transformed the social and economic structure of the nineteenth-century Cape Colony.

Examine the ways in which British rule transformed the social and economic structure of the nineteenth-century Cape Colony.

Description

This module covers the history of southern African from pre-colonial times to the end of the nineteenth century. The module is largely concerned with the nature and consequences of European conquest of the region, from the establishment and making of a racialised slave society in South Africa during the mid-seventeenth century, through to the conquest of Zimbabwe and the establishment of pax Britannica following the South African War at the end of the nineteenth century. We will consider the transformations that occurred within African societies and be especially concerned with the themes of race, gender and class.

 

Comprehensive Essay and Course Reading List

Background readings as well as others.

Ross, R. A Concise History of South Africa (Cambridge, 1999)

Shillington, K. A History of Southern Africa (Harlow, 1987)

Thompson, L. A History of South Africa (third edition, New Haven and London, 2001)

Worden, N. The making of modern South Africa: Conquest, Apartheid, Democracy (Hoboken, NJ, 2012)

Mlambo, A. A History of Zimbabwe (Cambridge, 2014)

Mlambo, A. and N. Parsons, A history of Southern Africa (London, 2019)

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