Social differentiation in the Richtersveld, a Namaqualand rural area
| dc.contributor.advisor | Bradfield, Graham | |
| dc.contributor.author | Boonzaier, Emile André | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-19T10:47:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-19T10:47:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1980 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2024-08-19T13:06:02Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This dissertation addresses the issue of ru..:.·ul differentiation in the Richtersveld Reserve 1 a Rural Coloured Area in the NorthWestern Cape. Rural differentiation is seen as being a function of the important but variable relatj_onship between far.ming activity and oscillating labour miqration. By focusing on two-dif£erant settlements in the Richtersveld - Kuboes and Ekst.eer!fontein - the variable nc>tu:ce of the -relationship oetweon fa,~ming 2.nd labour TfLl.gration is emphasised, More lmporU1.ntly, however, it is ,3.rgucd, on U1e b.:-..sis of statistical and other evidence, tJ1at the d:i ££ercntial involvement of people domiciled ln the Richb::1x::;veld if far.r.,.ing and mJ.lj"Cc:!1t labour cannot be accounted for only in ter.rl:3 of the. c,t~V~lopmenl:al cycle of umr,2.:;ti,.:: s,:·oups. Si:llr1i.<,~:3 ,.,hich larve c.c.1.keJ1 ~n:.r::h a vii:w (Murray, 1976 ,:!:-J<J F:pieqel, 1979) h,:.ve Leen li.rnit:2d by a ~;hort-t.errn per.s!1~cti ?e wl1ich deals 11ii th sp~r .. i. fie procE:sses at the lcr:al level, but -;,,.-:lich ove1.·look(~ processes of l.i.ncaJ. s,~,cL:il cbZtnge. r1 taking a 1ongtir ti;1i..-:- perspecu.~,e, I ha,,·e souCJht:::. to a1:gu2 ~har. the r-el2.tions"i1 i.p 08 twr:f>n f.::i.:c.,•.J.ng end ~;_ ',;i1·a.,1i., l;;,bot::r :!..n tile Ri<.:;H•c .... ·sveld has un1..~e:;:,:J':•nE. d dj;·:c:·:-)·1:rd.hl1~ chang2 wr1J.d1 has given cise -::o the fc-rnatiO' ·. 0.?. ,;pec:L:C.i.c soci~-1 l cl ,,5.'iCS. increasingly ~- -==com<:: C'.0iK: _o t:t~- l.'.ecl i.n th-2 ha.nds of ;;J. few wealthy fa:i:Trrer ~, ';thil•.:.1 the n~:;t. c,f :.i1e p,:1_J1.!.laUon h:.:is turned more and r.lore to migrant. lt1.bour: zi.s t.heLr .;.;ol e :,8lll".'C~ of jncorne. ii. The specific :iature of farming in the Richt,"."sveld today and ci1e barriers facing the p~ospective farmer wishing to build up his herd, as well as the political strategiP.s of the wealthy farmers, are a.11 .see~·l as significa~t elemen·ts in the process of rural differ~ntiation in the Richtersveld. I also make some attempt to trace the hi.stor:i.cal dev0lopments which might have influenced this pattern. I~ particular, I focus on the historical development of gr:01.:p id3nti ties ,--:.nd the way i::1 whj_ch the consciousnsss associ.::itcd with ttem !!light be seen to have given rise to the fc:cm,:i.ti0n of social classes. Finally, the pro~(;SS o( .--:·ur'J.l diffr~r2.i7_'._:i.ati.ntl is viewed in terms of the specific ~f<WerrLLi:2,it pol i_cy ;._js i. i: pe;:.::ains to Uie Rural Colom::,:d A'l:eas ;-~·,1.d it is s u,;ges tGd tho~ the obsei: ve-d t c2nds A1~E.! in line with t.h .. · r-n::::.r:.r der..ui;tds for skj J. -!.ed ,ind c?:.-:.-mt··ski l led labour .in t.he N,~ .'.'.d~l,.tl a11d r,;::gion as a whole. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Boonzaier, E. A. (1980). <i>Social differentiation in the Richtersveld, a Namaqualand rural area</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Social Anthropology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43015 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Boonzaier, Emile André. <i>"Social differentiation in the Richtersveld, a Namaqualand rural area."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Social Anthropology, 1980. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43015 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Boonzaier, E.A. 1980. Social differentiation in the Richtersveld, a Namaqualand rural area. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Social Anthropology. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43015 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Boonzaier, Emile André AB - This dissertation addresses the issue of ru..:.·ul differentiation in the Richtersveld Reserve 1 a Rural Coloured Area in the NorthWestern Cape. Rural differentiation is seen as being a function of the important but variable relatj_onship between far.ming activity and oscillating labour miqration. By focusing on two-dif£erant settlements in the Richtersveld - Kuboes and Ekst.eer!fontein - the variable nc>tu:ce of the -relationship oetweon fa,~ming 2.nd labour TfLl.gration is emphasised, More lmporU1.ntly, however, it is ,3.rgucd, on U1e b.:-..sis of statistical and other evidence, tJ1at the d:i ££ercntial involvement of people domiciled ln the Richb::1x::;veld if far.r.,.ing and mJ.lj"Cc:!1t labour cannot be accounted for only in ter.rl:3 of the. c,t~V~lopmenl:al cycle of umr,2.:;ti,.:: s,:·oups. Si:llr1i.<,~:3 ,.,hich larve c.c.1.keJ1 ~n:.r::h a vii:w (Murray, 1976 ,:!:-J<J F:pieqel, 1979) h,:.ve Leen li.rnit:2d by a ~;hort-t.errn per.s!1~cti ?e wl1ich deals 11ii th sp~r .. i. fie procE:sses at the lcr:al level, but -;,,.-:lich ove1.·look(~ processes of l.i.ncaJ. s,~,cL:il cbZtnge. r1 taking a 1ongtir ti;1i..-:- perspecu.~,e, I ha,,·e souCJht:::. to a1:gu2 ~har. the r-el2.tions"i1 i.p 08 twr:f>n f.::i.:c.,•.J.ng end ~;_ ',;i1·a.,1i., l;;,bot::r :!..n tile Ri<.:;H•c .... ·sveld has un1..~e:;:,:J':•nE. d dj;·:c:·:-)·1:rd.hl1~ chang2 wr1J.d1 has given cise -::o the fc-rnatiO' ·. 0.?. ,;pec:L:C.i.c soci~-1 l cl ,,5.'iCS. increasingly ~- -==com<:: C'.0iK: _o t:t~- l.'.ecl i.n th-2 ha.nds of ;;J. few wealthy fa:i:Trrer ~, ';thil•.:.1 the n~:;t. c,f :.i1e p,:1_J1.!.laUon h:.:is turned more and r.lore to migrant. lt1.bour: zi.s t.heLr .;.;ol e :,8lll".'C~ of jncorne. ii. The specific :iature of farming in the Richt,"."sveld today and ci1e barriers facing the p~ospective farmer wishing to build up his herd, as well as the political strategiP.s of the wealthy farmers, are a.11 .see~·l as significa~t elemen·ts in the process of rural differ~ntiation in the Richtersveld. I also make some attempt to trace the hi.stor:i.cal dev0lopments which might have influenced this pattern. I~ particular, I focus on the historical development of gr:01.:p id3nti ties ,--:.nd the way i::1 whj_ch the consciousnsss associ.::itcd with ttem !!light be seen to have given rise to the fc:cm,:i.ti0n of social classes. Finally, the pro~(;SS o( .--:·ur'J.l diffr~r2.i7_'._:i.ati.ntl is viewed in terms of the specific ~f<WerrLLi:2,it pol i_cy ;._js i. i: pe;:.::ains to Uie Rural Colom::,:d A'l:eas ;-~·,1.d it is s u,;ges tGd tho~ the obsei: ve-d t c2nds A1~E.! in line with t.h .. · r-n::::.r:.r der..ui;tds for skj J. -!.ed ,ind c?:.-:.-mt··ski l led labour .in t.he N,~ .'.'.d~l,.tl a11d r,;::gion as a whole. DA - 1980 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Antropology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1980 T1 - Social differentiation in the Richtersveld, a Namaqualand rural area TI - Social differentiation in the Richtersveld, a Namaqualand rural area UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43015 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43015 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Boonzaier EA. Social differentiation in the Richtersveld, a Namaqualand rural area. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Social Anthropology, 1980 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43015 | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.language.rfc3066 | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Social Anthropology | |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Humanities | |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.subject | Antropology | |
| dc.title | Social differentiation in the Richtersveld, a Namaqualand rural area | |
| dc.type | Thesis / Dissertation | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters | |
| dc.type.qualificationlevel | Masters |