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masters and servants on the cape eastern frontier 1760 1803
describing the volatile relationship between european settlers and the indigenous khoisan peoples in eighteenth century southern africa this book explores the underlying causes of this pervasive violence in the eastern cape and considers the fate of the many women and children captured by boer commandos and then assimilated to the condition of captive labor . it also offers a detailed analysis of the frontier economy linking it to the markets and merchants of cape town and revealing its subservience to the commercial policies of the dutch east india company .
paperback cambridge univ pr 2010 isbn13 9780521121248 isbn10 0521121248
book type nf isbn 13 9780521121248 number of pages 349 publisher cambridge univ pr