The Scots in South Africa
Subtitle: Ethnicity, Identity, Gender and Race, 1772-1914 (Studies in Imperialism)
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: September 4, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780719076084
Subjects: African history: c 1500 to c 1900; African history: from c 1900 -; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; History; History - General History; History: World; Republic of South Africa; Africa - South - Republic of South Africa; Africa - South - South Africa; Europe - Great Britain - General; History / South Africa
Description: This book is the first full-length study of the important role of the Scots in the patterns of White settlement in South Africa, where they were very active in such areas as exploration, botanical and scientific endeavour, military campaigns, the emergence of Christian missions, Western education, intellectual institutions, the professions as well as enterprise and technical developments, business, commerce and journalism.