A Commonwealth of Knowledge: Science, Sensibility, and White South Africa 1820-2000

A Commonwealth of Knowledge: Science, Sensibility, and White South Africa 1820-2000
ISBN-10
0199296634
ISBN-13
9780199296637
Category
History
Pages
309
Language
English
Published
2006-10-19
Publisher
Oxford University Press on Demand
Author
Saul Dubow

Description

This is the first full study of the relationship of knowledge to national identity formation in modern South Africa. It explores how the cultivation of knowledge served to support white political ascendancy and claims to nationhood. Elegantly written and wide ranging, the book addresses major themes in both South African and comparative imperial historiography.

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