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100 1 a| Ross, Robert,d| 1949-e| author.=| ^A84765;

245 10 a| Things change :b| Black material culture and the development of a consumer society in South Africa, 1800-2020 /c| by Robert Ross.;

246 30 a| Black material culture and the development of a consumer society in South Africa, 1800-2020;

264 1 a| Leiden ;a| Boston :b| Brill,c| [2023];

300 a| viii, 187 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Afrika-Studiecentrum series,x| 1570-9310;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-179) and index.;

505 2 a| Pre-colonial trade and the conspicuous consumption of persons -- The colonial countryside : colonial conquest, pots, blankets, and guns -- "White men did not like you to own nice things" : the world of the cities -- "Keeping up with the Kumalos" : the discovery of the African market -- High apartheid and the completion of the transformation -- A consumer society.;

520 a| "Since the early nineteenth century, the things which Black South Africans have had in their homes have changed completely. They have adopted things like tables, chairs, knives, forks, spoons, plates, cups and saucers, iron pots, beds, blankets, European clothing, and later electronic apparatus. Thus they claimed modernity, respectability and political inclusion. This book is the first systematic analysis of this development. It argues that the desire to possess such goods formed a major part of the drive behind the anti-apartheid struggle, and that the demand to consume has significantly influenced both the economy and the politics of the country"--c| Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| Black peoplex| Material culturez| South Africa.=| ^A366;

650 0 a| Material culturez| South Africa.=| ^A163391;

650 0 a| Economic anthropologyz| South Africa.=| ^A28314;

651 0 a| South Africax| Commercex| History.=| ^A123176;

651 0 a| South Africax| Social life and customs.=| ^A1019212;

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Things change : Black material culture and the development of a consumer society in South Africa, 1800-2020 / by Robert Ross.

Author/creator	Ross, Robert, 1949- author.
Format	Book
Publication	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]
Description	viii, 187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Black people--Material culture. --South Africa. Material culture--South Africa. Economic anthropology--South Africa. South Africa--Commerce. --History. South Africa--Social life and customs.

Portion of title	Black material culture and the development of a consumer society in South Africa, 1800-2020
Series	Afrika-Studiecentrum series, 1570-9310 Afrika-Studiecentrum series. ^A691550
Partial contents	Pre-colonial trade and the conspicuous consumption of persons -- The colonial countryside : colonial conquest, pots, blankets, and guns -- "White men did not like you to own nice things" : the world of the cities -- "Keeping up with the Kumalos" : the discovery of the African market -- High apartheid and the completion of the transformation -- A consumer society.
Abstract	"Since the early nineteenth century, the things which Black South Africans have had in their homes have changed completely. They have adopted things like tables, chairs, knives, forks, spoons, plates, cups and saucers, iron pots, beds, blankets, European clothing, and later electronic apparatus. Thus they claimed modernity, respectability and political inclusion. This book is the first systematic analysis of this development. It argues that the desire to possess such goods formed a major part of the drive behind the anti-apartheid struggle, and that the demand to consume has significantly influenced both the economy and the politics of the country"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-179) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: Ross, Robert, 1949 July 26- Things change Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023] 9789004543751
LCCN	2023012046
ISBN	9789004543744
ISBN	9004543740
ISBN	(ebook)

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