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Author:

Storey, William Kelleher.

Title:

Guns, race, and power in colonial South Africa / William Kelleher Storey.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

xvi, 378 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Subject:

South Africa--History--To 1836
South Africa--History--1836-1909
South Africa--Colonization.
Imperialism--History.
Technology transfer--South Africa--History.
Firearms--History.--South Africa--History.
Firearms--History.--South Africa--History.
Firearms--History.--South Africa--History.
Political culture--South Africa--History.
South Africa--Politics and government

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-365) and index.

Contents:

Guns in colonial South African history -- Early colonialism and guns at the Cape up to 1795 -- Guns, conflict, and political culture along the eastern frontier, 1795-1840 -- Hunting, warfare, and guns along the northern frontier, 1795-1868 -- Capitalism, race, and breechloaders, 1840-80 -- Guns and the Langalibalele affair, 1873-5 -- Guns and confederation, 1875-6 -- Risk, skill, and citizenship in the eastern Cape, 1876-9 -- Guns, empire, and political culture in Basutoland, 1867-78 -- The origins of the Cape Sotho Gun War, 1879-80.

Series:

African studies

ISBN:

0521885094 (hbk.)
9780521885096 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)191891577

LCCN:

2008010659

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)