Making a community : Indians in Cape Town, circa 1900-1980s

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dc.contributor.advisorPhimister, Ian Ren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDawood, Zohra Bibien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-13T13:04:16Z
dc.date.available2015-11-13T13:04:16Z
dc.date.issued1993en_ZA
dc.descriptionSummary in English.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe contention underlying this dissertation is that ethnic identity and notions of community in South Africa are the result of several intertwined processes, which include historic interventions by the state to create 'groups' and 'nations' as building blocks for apartheid structures. These processes also encompass initiatives by those oppressed to constitute 'oppositional' communities. Both sets of activities have occurred in specific historical and material circumstances. By focusing specifically on a 'group' descended largely from merchant forebears, this study of Cape Indians examines the significance over time of the class, caste and religious cleavages within a constructed 'community'. Moreover, this dissertation discusses the effects of political currents on Indians in the Western Cape whose relatively more privileged position in relation to Indians in Natal and the Transvaal has been instrumental in isolating them from most of the events in the other provinces. It is hoped that this dissertation will contribute not only to the history of the Western Cape but, in a broader sense, also to the history of Indians in South Africa.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDawood, Z. B. (1993). <i>Making a community : Indians in Cape Town, circa 1900-1980s</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14957en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDawood, Zohra Bibi. <i>"Making a community : Indians in Cape Town, circa 1900-1980s."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14957en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDawood, Z. 1993. Making a community : Indians in Cape Town, circa 1900-1980s. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Dawood, Zohra Bibi AB - The contention underlying this dissertation is that ethnic identity and notions of community in South Africa are the result of several intertwined processes, which include historic interventions by the state to create 'groups' and 'nations' as building blocks for apartheid structures. These processes also encompass initiatives by those oppressed to constitute 'oppositional' communities. Both sets of activities have occurred in specific historical and material circumstances. By focusing specifically on a 'group' descended largely from merchant forebears, this study of Cape Indians examines the significance over time of the class, caste and religious cleavages within a constructed 'community'. Moreover, this dissertation discusses the effects of political currents on Indians in the Western Cape whose relatively more privileged position in relation to Indians in Natal and the Transvaal has been instrumental in isolating them from most of the events in the other provinces. It is hoped that this dissertation will contribute not only to the history of the Western Cape but, in a broader sense, also to the history of Indians in South Africa. DA - 1993 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1993 T1 - Making a community : Indians in Cape Town, circa 1900-1980s TI - Making a community : Indians in Cape Town, circa 1900-1980s UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14957 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/14957
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDawood ZB. Making a community : Indians in Cape Town, circa 1900-1980s. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies, 1993 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14957en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Historical Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEast Indians - South Africa - Cape Townen_ZA
dc.titleMaking a community : Indians in Cape Town, circa 1900-1980sen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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