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Author:

Joyce, Peter, 1935-

Title:

Cultures of South Africa : a celebration / Peter Joyce ; with photographs by Roger & Pat de la Harpe.

Publisher:

Sunbird,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

144 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Indigenous peoples--South Africa--Pictorial works.
Ethnicity--South Africa.
South Africa--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.
South Africa--Civilization--Pictorial works.

Other Authors:

De la Harpe, Roger.
De la Harpe, Pat.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 142) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: the traditional Bantu -- San: people on the move -- Xhosa: people of the south -- Zulu: warrior nation -- Southern Sotho: mountain kingdom -- Tsonga: where the lion feeds -- Northern Sotho: a tapestry -- Swazi: royal heritage -- Ndebele: pride of the north -- Venda: water world -- Tswana: big sky country.

Summary:

"The features and faces of South Africas indigenous cultures are as varied as the continent's many textures and colours. In Cultures of South Africa: a celebration author Peter Joyce and photographer Roger de la Harpe celebrate this extraordinary diversity - of tradition, custom, history and geography of the land. This spectacular, full-colour volume explores the paths that South Africans have walked over the centuries and contextualises the richness of the people and places within the cultural landscape that is the legacy of South Africa"--Publisher's description.

ISBN:

1919938990 (pbk.)
9781919938998 (pbk.)

LCCN:

2009451516

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)