The most significant historical works on the Xhosa have either become dated, foreground imperial-colonial history, or remain heavily theoretical in nature. In contrast, Keegan draws fruitfully on the rich Africanist comparative and anthropological literature now available, as well as extant primary sources, to foreground the Xhosa themselves in this crucial work. In so doing, he highlights the ways in which Africans utilized new ideas, resources, and practices to make sense of, react to, and resist the forces of colonial dispossession confronting them, emphasizing missionary frustration and African agency.
The most significant historical works on the Xhosa have either become dated, foreground imperial-colonial history, or remain heavily theoretical in nature. In contrast, Keegan draws fruitfully on the rich Africanist comparative and anthropological literature now available, as well as extant primary sources, to foreground the Xhosa themselves in this crucial work. In so doing, he highlights the ways in which Africans utilized new ideas, resources, and practices to make sense of, react to, and resist the forces of colonial dispossession confronting them, emphasizing missionary frustration and African agency.
An Age of Hubris: Colonialism, Christianity, and the Xhosa in the Nineteenth Century
338An Age of Hubris: Colonialism, Christianity, and the Xhosa in the Nineteenth Century
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ISBN-13: | 9780813949161 |
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Publisher: | University of Virginia Press |
Publication date: | 07/05/2023 |
Series: | Reconsiderations in Southern African History |
Pages: | 338 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.25(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |