Mfecane to Boer War

Versions of South African History. Papers presented at a Symposium at the University of Essen, 25-27 April 1990. Edited by Elmar Lehmann and Erhard Reckwitz. The 12 contributions to this volume were delivered by historians and literary scholars alike. Both don't discuss the topic of 19th century South African history as such, but rather analyze the backdrop of conflicting historiographies and discrepant narrative fictions, which have become obsolete or questionable by emerging historical debates. On this critical metalevel, various versions of South African history as well as their surrounding discourses are presented. 185 Seiten, broschiert (Englischsprachige Literaturen Afrikas/African Literatures in English; Vol. 6/Verlag Die Blaue Eule 1992) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear