Thoughts on South Africa

by Olive Schreiner

*Non-fiction Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)Modern (20th C)

23 chapters13h 21mEnglish1923

About this book

'Thoughts on South Africa' is a collection of Schreiner's observations of colonial South Africa in the early 19th century, mostly regarding Boer-English relations. The book was published posthumously in 1923. Prospective listeners should be aware that it reflects the place, culture and language of the time in which it was written.

Chapters (22)

1Prefatory Note 1896

168

2Dedication and Introduction 1901

1583

3Part One: I. South Africa: Its Natural Features, Its Diverse Peoples, Its Political Status: The Problem

2964

4Part Two: I. South Africa: Its Natural Features, Its Diverse Peoples, Its Political Status: The Problem

2052

5Part One: II. The Boer

2529

6Part Two: II. The Boer

2471

7Part One: III. The Problem of Slavery

2603

8Part Two: III. The Problem of Slavery

2175

9Part One: IV. The Wanderings of the Boer

1905

10Part Two: IV. The Wanderings of the Boer

3539

11Part One: V. The Boer Woman and the Modern Woman's Question

1664

12Part Two: V. The Boer Woman and the Modern Woman’s Question

2032

13VI. The Boer and His Republics

3287

14Part One: VII. The Psychology of the Boer

3262

15Part Two: VII. The Psychology of the Boer

2569

16Part Three: VII. The Psychology of the Boer

2775

17Part One: VIII. The Englishman

2401

18Part Two: VIII. The Englishman

3091

19Note A. The South African Nation (1900)

2694

20Note B. The Value of Human Varieties (1901)

438

21Note C. The Domestic Life of the Boer (1899)

821

22Note D. Our Waste Land in Mashonaland (1891)

821

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