An ethnography of consumption and work, this volume examines the bond between beer drinking and co-operative agricultural labour among the Xhosa-speaking people in South Africa's Transkei region. It analyzes the underlying social, moral and religious principles on which both labour and beer drinking are based, and the historical and socio-political contexts in which their connection developed. This bond is encapsulated in the vernacular phrase ukwakh' umzi, building the homestead . Broadening its scope, the volume also studies rural Xhosa identity and community, and its survival in the face of the overwhelming odds stacked against it by colonialism and apartheid. The analysis directly relates to current debates about agrarian change, land reform and economic development in South Africa's communal areas, demonstrating how some rural Xhosa are able to maintain a sense of community and identity.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis LTD
ISBN-13
9780754618454
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87104329
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Social Work, Regional History
Author
P. A. Mcallister
Publication Name
Building the Homestead: Agriculture, Labour and Beer in South Africa's Transkei
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Anthropology, Business
Publication Year
2001
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
1mm
Item Width
1mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
P. A. Mcallister
Series Title
African Studies from the Netherlands
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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