SCOTS IN SOUTH AFRICA: ETHNICITY, IDENTITY, GENDER AND RACE, 1772-1914.

Description:

This book is the first full-length study of the important role of the Scots in the patterns of White settlement in South Africa, where they were very active in such areas as exploration, botanical and scientific endeavour, military campaigns, the emergence of Christian missions, Western education, intellectual institutions, the professions as well as enterprise and technical developments, business, commerce and journalism.

subjects: African history: c 1500 to c 1900,  African history: from c 1900 -,  c 1700 to c 1800,  c 1800 to c 1900,  History,  History - General History,  History: World,  Republic of South Africa,  Africa - South - Republic of South Africa,  Africa - South - South Africa,  Europe - Great Britain - General,  History / South Africa,  South africa, history,  South africa, race relations,  South africa, social conditions,  Scots,  Ethnic identity,  Social conditions,  Cultural assimilation,  Immigrants