The autobiography of an unknown South African (Perspectives on southern Africa, 1)
An autobiography in which the author, born into the Bafokeng community in South Africa, follows his family history, migration, labor, political activity, and experiences of repression. It goes beyond personal memory to show from within how colonization and urbanization transformed a community.
Work Information
From one life, the outline of modern South African history emerges.
The University of California Press edition runs 349 pages. It overlays the life world of the Bafokeng community with the author’s own political and labor experiences to portray social change in twentieth-century South Africa in concrete terms.
Review Summaries
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It is valued for moving beyond personal memoir to weave together communal memory and political change. Readers appreciate how religion, family, labor, and migration are interlocked, making the book a rich entry point into South African history from within.
Book Information
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Published
- 1970-12-31
- Language
- 英語
- ISBN-13
- 9780520018457
- ISBN-10
- 0520018451
- Price
- 10319 JPY
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