The Lie of 1652
A Decolonised History of Land
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Tafelberg Publishers Ltd
Published:1st Dec '20
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In this radical critique of established pre-colonial and colonial history, Mellet centres land dispossession, the destruction of livelihoods and the brutality of slavery in South Africa. Drawing on scholarly work and his own experience of searching for identity, Mellet provides a bold new perspective on the loss of land and belonging. Characters such as Autshumao, Krotoa and Doman come to life in the story of the founding of a port at Cape Town – over 50 years before Jan van Riebeeck arrived.
ISBN: 9780624089704
Dimensions: 234mm x 152mm x 15mm
Weight: 500g
368 pages