Things Change

Black Material Culture and the Development of a Consumer Society in South Africa, 1800-2020
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-90-04-54374-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 43, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 281 g

Reihe: Afrika-Studiecentrum Series

Since the early nineteenth century, the things which Black South Africans have had in their homes have changed completely. They have adopted things like tables, chairs, knives, forks, spoons, plates, cups and saucers, iron pots, beds, blankets, European clothing, and later electronic apparatus. Thus they claimed modernity, respectability and political inclusion. This book is the first systematic analysis of this development. It argues that the desire to possess such goods formed a major part of the drive behind the anti-apartheid struggle, and that the demand to consume has significantly influenced both the economy and the politics of the country.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ross, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Materielle Kultur, Wirtschaftsethnologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Ross, Ph.D. Cambridge (1974) has retired as Professor of African History at Leiden University. He is the author or editor of many books and articles, notably as chief editor of The Cambridge History of South Africa.