{"product_id":"ethnic-pride-and-racial-prejudice-in-victorian-cape-town-paperback-9780521526395","title":"Ethnic Pride and Racial Prejudice in Victorian Cape Town (Paperback) 9780521526395","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEthnic Pride and Racial Prejudice in Victorian Cape Town\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn original contribution to South African urban history, focusing on the English merchant class.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVivian Bickford-Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521526395, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 13 November 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.4 x 2 cm, 0.492 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNineteenth-century Cape Town, the capital of the British Cape Colony, was conventionally regarded as a liberal oasis in an otherwise racist South Africa. Longstanding British influence was thought to mitigate the racism of the Dutch settlers and foster the development of a sophisticated and colour-blind English merchant class. Vivian Bickford-Smith skilfully interweaves political, economic and social analysis to show that the English merchant class, far from being liberal, were generally as racist as Afrikaner farmers. Theirs was, however, a peculiarly English discourse of race, mobilised around a 'Clean Party' obsessed with sanitation and the dangers posed by 'un-English' Capetonians in a period of rapid urbanisation brought about by the discovery of diamonds and gold in the interior. This original contribution to South African urban history draws on comparative material from other colonial port towns and on relevant studies of the Victorian city.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Note on terminology\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The world that commerce made\u003cbr\u003e 3. Problems of prosperity\u003cbr\u003e 4. White ethnicity, racism and social practice\u003cbr\u003e 5. The dangers of depression\u003cbr\u003e 6. Problems of prosperity revisited\u003cbr\u003e 7. Ethnicity and organisation among Cape Town's workers\u003cbr\u003e 8. A darker shade than pale?\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural anthropology, ethnography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20anthropology,%20ethnography%20%5BJHMC%5D%22\"\u003eJHMC\u003c\/a\u003e], Ethnic studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ethnic studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ethnic%20studies%20%5BJFSL%5D%22\"\u003eJFSL\u003c\/a\u003e], Urban communities [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Urban communities\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Urban%20communities%20%5BJFSG%5D%22\"\u003eJFSG\u003c\/a\u003e], Social discrimination \u0026amp; inequality [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social discrimination \u0026amp; inequality\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20discrimination%20\u0026amp;%20inequality%20%5BJFFJ%5D%22\"\u003eJFFJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912957288728,"sku":"9780521526395","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521526395i_92c3852e-67d4-4a6e-b32d-a6b6addcd703.jpg?v=1691368908","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ethnic-pride-and-racial-prejudice-in-victorian-cape-town-paperback-9780521526395","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}