The Bushman Myth: The Making Of A Namibian Underclass

Robert J Gordon

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Routledge, 1992

0813313813 / 9780813313818

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Images of the Bushmanfrom the innocent hero of the hit movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy, to vermin eradicated by the colonists, to the superhuman trackers conscripted by the South African Defense Forces, and the living embodiment of prehistory for the academicshape our perceptions rather than the actuality. Looking at this interplay between imagery, history, and policy, Robert Gordon focuses not on the Bushman but on the colonizers image of them and the consequences of that image for the people assumed to be Bushmen. }Images of the Bushmanfrom the innocent hero of the hit movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy, to vermin eradicated by the colonists, to the superhuman trackers conscripted by the South African Defense Forces, and the living embodiment of prehistory for the academicshape our perceptions rather than the actuality. Looking at this interplay between imagery, history, and policy, Robert Gordon focuses not on the Bushman but on the colonizers image of them and the consequences of that image for the people assumed to be Bushmen. To understand the image of the Bushmen, we must place them into the context from which they were abstracted. The Bushman Myth, then, is a study of not only history but also of the sociology of knowledge as well as of the relationship between perceived role and economic class. Lavishly illustrated with archival and recent photographs, the book attempts to convey the extent to which we as Westerners have participated in the creation of the Bushman identity. This book with its poignant example of the Bushmen brings us face to face with the complexities and deceptions of our constructions of the Other. }.…

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Titre
The Bushman Myth: The Making Of A Namibian Underclass
Auteur
Robert J Gordon
Éditeur
Routledge
Année de publication
1992
État de l'article
Good
Reliure
Paperback
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0813313813
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780813313818
Édition
3ème Édition

World of Books (was SecondSale)

Montgomery, IL, Etats-Unis

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