Khoesan and imperial citizenship in nineteenth century South Africa /

"This volume explores the formative and expressive dynamics of Khoesan identity during a crucial period of incorporation as an underclass into Cape colonial society. Khoesan and Imperial Citizenship in Nineteenth Century South Africa places special emphasis on loyalism and subjecthood - posited...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McDonald, Jared (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
Series:	Routledge studies in modern history.
Subjects:	South Africa > Politics and government > 19th century. South Africa > History > 19th century. South Africa > Race relations. Khoisan (African people) > History > 19th century. Khoisan (African people) > Social conditions > 19th century. Citizenship > South Africa > History > 19th century. South Africa > Relations > Great Britain. Great Britain > Relations > South Africa. Great Britain > Colonies > History > 19th century. British colonies. Citizenship. International relations. Khoisan (African people) Politics and government. Race relations. Great Britain. South Africa. 1800-1899 History.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
Glossary
Introduction: Exploring Khoesan 'voice' and agency in nineteenth century South Africa
Masters and subjects: the British occupations and Khoesan subjecthood, 1795-1828
Subjecthood in contest: the demise and incorporation of San, 1806-1830
Imperial citizenship and nationalism: civil rights, political consciousness, and the deployment of loyalty as resistance, 1828-1834
Competing loyalties: masters, missionaries, and the monarch, 1830-1850
From resistance to rebellion: Khoesan loyalism and its discontents, 1849-1858
Epilogue: Khoesan and the making of imperial citizens
Appendix: Note on terminology
Works cited
Index.