Social death and resurrection
Subtitle: slavery and emancipation in South Africa
By: John Edwin Mason.
Series: Reconsiderations in southern African history
Publisher: University of Virginia Press; University Press of Virginia
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Charlottesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Subjects: Slavery -- South Africa -- History; Slaves -- Emancipation -- South Africa -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Aurora, or the Good Mother's Tale; title: The state of the Cape; title: "Breaking the spell of subjection" : slavery in the age of reform; title: "A state in miniature" : the master's household; title: "A paradise, even when oppressive" : skilled slaves, domestic servants, and urban laborers; title: "An unprofitable waste, unfit for culture" : slavery on the farms; title: "Words will not suffice" : violence and resistance; title: "A faith for ourselves" : God and the slaves at the Cape; title: "Habits of intimacy" : slave families; title: Resurrection.