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Thoughts on South Africa

Gelesen von Rachel May Ferriman

Olive Schreiner

(3,25 Sterne; 2 Bewertungen)

'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. (13 hr 21 min)

Chapters

Foreword by S. C. Cronwright-Schreiner

4:18

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Prefatory Note 1896

2:48

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Dedication and Introduction 1901

26:23

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Part One: I. South Africa: Its Natural Features, Its Diverse Peoples, Its Polit…

49:24

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Part Two: I. South Africa: Its Natural Features, Its Diverse Peoples, Its Polit…

34:12

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Part One: II. The Boer

42:09

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Part Two: II. The Boer

41:11

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Part One: III. The Problem of Slavery

43:23

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Part Two: III. The Problem of Slavery

36:15

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Part One: IV. The Wanderings of the Boer

31:45

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Part Two: IV. The Wanderings of the Boer

58:59

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

27:44

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

33:52

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VI. The Boer and His Republics

54:47

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Part One: VII. The Psychology of the Boer

54:22

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Part Two: VII. The Psychology of the Boer

42:49

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Part Three: VII. The Psychology of the Boer

46:15

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Part One: VIII. The Englishman

40:01

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Part Two: VIII. The Englishman

51:31

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Note A. The South African Nation (1900)

44:54

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Note B. The Value of Human Varieties (1901)

7:18

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

13:41

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Note D. Our Waste Land in Mashonaland (1891)

13:41

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Bewertungen

Steven Menziwa

(3,5 Sterne)

well written and well read. it's educative