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Inbunden, Engelska, 2026
2 458 kr
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This book explores the profound intellectual legacy of the late Ntongela Masilela, a groundbreaking literary historian whose analytical significance surged following his death in 2020. Part biography and part scholarly dialogue, the book examines Masilela's extensive unpublished online archive alongside his published works and lectures, contextualisng his revolutionary identification of the New African Movement (1880s-1960s).The volume illuminates how Masilela documented the critical contributions of New African intellectuals and litterateurs who navigated early modernity during the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910 and thereafter. By analysing Masilela's unfinished historical project and interpretive framework, the volume reveals his far-reaching multidisciplinary influence across literature, film studies, African studies, and sociology.Opening with personal reflections that showcase the extraordinary empathetic relationships Masilela cultivated with each editor, this essential work brings overdue attention to a scholar whose insights continue to reshape our understanding of South African cultural and intellectual history. It serves as an essential resource for students and researchers of African studies, literary criticism, cultural theory, and decolonial thought.Most chapters in this volume were originally published in Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies and are presented here with a new Preface and personal reflections from the editors.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
207 kr
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This book examines the early history of Ilanga lase Natal, a groundbreaking newspaper founded by John and Nokutela Dube in colonial Natal. It traces the paper's role in advancing black modernism and literary innovation amidst colonial oppression. The Dubes' commitment to education and political activism is explored, revealing how Ilanga addressed social issues, promoted multilingualism, and fostered community engagement during a turbulent period in South Africa's history.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
176 kr
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Jan Smuts is revered by some as a national and international statesman, but he is condemned by others as an architect of segregation. In his new book, prize-winning author Bongani Ngqulunga examines how Smuts’s political life affected black South Africans.The book considers Smuts’s role in the treaty ending the Anglo-Boer War and in the creation of the Union of South Africa, and how these affected the rights of black people. It tracks Smuts’s approach to the ‘Native question’ as a minister under Louis Botha, as prime minister from 1919 to 1924 and from 1939 to 1948, and in opposition to and then fusion with J.B.M. Hertzog’s National Party.Analysing letters, speeches and other documents, the book unpacks Smuts’s thinking and how it affected his approach to the franchise, segregation and suppression of dissent. Tracing the currents in black politics, it presents the views of African leaders on Smuts and his policies – figures such as Sol Plaatje, D.D.T. Jabavu, Z.K. Matthews, A.B. Xuma, and, later on, Albert Luthuli and Nelson Mandela.The book demonstrates how Smuts evolved in his views, eventually coming to recognise that segregation had failed. But the reforms he introduced in the 1940s were too little, too late, and were swept away by the National Party and its policy of apartheid.Giving a balanced view that is both respectful and critical, Under Smuts’s Rule is a vital addition to the literature on Smuts and to South African history.