Khoesan and Imperial Citizenship in Nineteenth Century South Africa

This volumeexplores the formative and expressive dynamics of Khoesan identity during a crucial period of incorporation as an underclass into Cape colonial society. __Khoesan and Imperial Citizenship in Nineteenth Century South Africa__ emphasises loyalism and subjecthood – posited as imperial citizenship – as foundational aspects of Khoesan resistance to the debilitating effects of settler colonialism. The work argues that Khoesan were active in the creation of their identity as imperial citizens and that expressions of loyalty to the British Crown were reflective of a political and civic consciousness that transcended their racially defined place in Cape colonial society. Following a chronological trajectory from the mid-1790s to the late 1850s, author Jared McDonald examines the combined influences of colonial law, evangelical-humanitarianism, imperial commissions of inquiry, and the abolition of slavery as conduits for the notion of imperial citizenship. As histories and legacies of colonialism come under increasing scrutiny, the history of the Khoesan during this period highlights the complex nature of power and its imposition, and the myriad, nuanced ways in which the oppressed react, resist, and engage. This book will be of interest to scholars and students working on British imperialism in Africa, as well as histories of settler colonialism, nationalism, and loyalism. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Glossary Introduction: Exploring Khoesan "Voice" and Agency in Nineteenth Century South Africa Introducing the Khoesan/"Hottentots" Uncovering Khoesan "Voices" Notes 1. Masters and Subjects: The British Occupations and Khoesan Subjecthood, 1795-1828 The British Colonial Turn and Its Consequences for the Khoesan The First British Occupation: Foreshadows of British Protectionism Law and Identity in the Cape Colony Invoking Loyalism: The Caledon Code The Caledon Code in Graaff-Reinet District Cradock's Judicial Reforms and the Making of "Hottentot" Subjects The Local and the Imperial: Re-orientating Resistance Notes 2. Subjecthood in Contest: The Demise and Incorporation of San, 1806-1830 Legislating Assimilation as Colonial Subjects Reconfiguring Hunter-Gatherer Identity: To Be "Hottentots" Is to Be Subjects Notes 3. Imperial Citizenship and Nationalism: Civil Rights, Political Consciousness, and the Deployment of Loyalty as Resistance, 1828-1834 A Reappraisal of Ordinance 50 of 1828 Mobility under Threat: The Proposed Vagrancy Bill of 1834 "Hottentot" Subjecthood in Defence of Civil Liberty Notes 4. Competing Loyalties: Masters, Missionaries, and the Monarch, 1830-1850 Loyalty and Intimacy: "Hottentot" Identity in Transition The Ambiguities of Subjecthood within the Master's Household The Farmstead as Moral Community Mobility in Question: The Master and Servant Inquiry, 1848 Notes 5. From Resistance to Rebellion: Khoesan Loyalism and Its Discontents, 1849-1858 The Convict and Constitution Debates The Menace of Farmstead Intimacy to Settler Society "Fear God, Honour the Queen": Appealing to Loyalty to Quell Rebellion Remnant "Voices": "Hottentot" Lives and Livelihoods in the 1850s Notes Epilogue: Khoesan and the Making of Imperial Citizens Notes Appendix: Note on Terminology Works Cited Index "This volume explores the formative and expressive dynamics of Khoesan identity during a crucial period of incorporation as an underclass into Cape colonial society. Khoesan and Imperial Citizenship in Nineteenth Century South Africa places special emphasis on loyalism and subjecthood - posited as imperial citizenship - as foundational aspects of Khoesan resistance to the debilitating effects of settler colonialism. The work argues that Khoesan were active in the creation of their identity as imperial citizens and that expressions of loyalty to the British Crown were reflective of a political and civic consciousness that transcended their racially defined place within Cape colonial society. Following a chronological trajectory from the mid-1790s to the late 1850s, author Jared McDonald examines the combined influences of colonial law, evangelical-humanitarianism, imperial commissions of inquiry and the abolition of slavery as conduits of the notion of imperial citizenship. As histories and legacies of colonialism come under increasing scrutiny, the history of the Khoesan during this period highlights the complex nature of power and its imposition, and the myriad, nuanced ways in which the oppressed react and engage. This book will be of interest to scholars and students working on British imperialism in Africa, as well as histories of settler colonialism, nationalism and loyalism"-- Provided by publisher This volume explores the formative and expressive dynamics of Khoesan identity during a crucial period of incorporation as an underclass into Cape colonial society. Khoesan and Imperial Citizenship in Nineteenth Century South Africa emphasises loyalism and subjecthood – posited as imperial citizenship – as foundational aspects of Khoesan resistance to the debilitating effects of settler colonialism. The work argues that Khoesan were active in the creation of their identity as imperial citizens and that expressions of loyalty to the British Crown were reflective of a political and civic consciousness that transcended their racially defined place in Cape colonial society. Following a chronological trajectory from the mid-1790s to the late 1850s, author Jared McDonald examines the combined influences of colonial law, evangelical-humanitarianism, imperial commissions of inquiry, and the abolition of slavery as conduits for the notion of imperial citizenship. As histories and legacies of colonialism come under increasing scrutiny, the history of the Khoesan during this period highlights the complex nature of power and its imposition, and the myriad, nuanced ways in which the oppressed react, resist, and engage. This book will be of interest to scholars and students working on British imperialism in Africa, as well as histories of settler colonialism, nationalism, and loyalism.