The Bushman myth : the making of a Namibian underclass
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The Bushman myth : the making of a Namibian underclass
（Conflict and social change series / series editors, Scott Whiteford and William Derman）
Westview Press, 1992
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-290) and index
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: ISBN 9780813311739
Description
Images of the bushman - such as the innocent hero of the film "The Gods Must Be Crazy", "vermin" eradicated by the early colonists, the superhuman trackers conscripted by the South African Defence Forces, and the living embodiment of prehistory for the academic - rather than the actuality, shape our perceptions. Examining this interplay between imagery, history and policy, this book 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.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 What's in a name?: locating the bushmen
- bushman copper and autonomy
- the incorporation of the bushmen into the world system
- classifying bushmen - itinerant scientists. Part 2 The colonial presence: the imposition of the colonial state
- the bushman "plague" of 1911
- from policy to praxis
- bushman hunts - bushman gangs. Part 3 The sacred trust: South African rapprochement
- labouring legitimacy
- boyond the police zone - disrupting the labour supply
- extending administrative control - bushmen reserved
- reaction and counter-reaction
- "bushmen tamed" - life on the farm
- academics on the attack - ethnological influence on bushman policy. Part 4 Bushmen iconified: creating bushmanland - anthropology triumphant?
- bushmen obscured - farms, parks and reserves
- bushmanland created
- denouement - captive to the image. Part 5 Have we met the enemy and is it us?: on vulnerability and violence
- the culture of terror and the inevitability of violence.
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: pbk ISBN 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. }
Table of Contents
- The Bushmen: A Merger of Fantasy and Nightmare
- Whats In A Name?
- Locating the Bushmen
- Bushman Copper and Autonomy
- The Incorporation of Bushmen into the World System
- Classifying Bushmen: Itinerant Scientists
- The Colonial Presence
- The Imposition of the Colonial State
- The Bushman Plague of 1911
- From Policy to Practice
- Bushman Hunts and Bushman Gangs
- The Sacred Trust
- South African Rapprochement
- Laboring Legitimacy
- Beyond the Police Zone: Disrupting the Labor Supply
- Extending Administrative Control: Bushmen Reserved
- Reaction and Counterreaction
- Bushmen Tamed: Life on the Farm
- Academics on the Attack: Ethnological Influence on Bushman Policy
- Bushmen Iconified
- Creating Bushmanland: Anthropology Triumphant?
- Bushmen Obscured: Farms, Parks, and Reserves
- Bushmanland Fabricated
- Denouement: Captives of the Image of Wild Bushmen
- Have We Met The Enemy And Is It Us?
- On Vulnerability and Violence
- The Culture of Terror and the Inevitability of Violence.
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