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Introduction: The Signifi cance of Common Readers in South Africa
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Tables xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Abbreviations xv
- Introduction: The Signifi cance of Common Readers in South Africa 1
- 1. Early Readers at the Cape, 1658–1800 12
- 2. Literacy, Class, and Regulating Reading, 1800–1850 30
- 3. The Women’s Building of Nations: History Books in the Early Twentieth Century 54
- 4. Books for Troops in the Second World War 69
- 5. Politics and the Libraries, Part One: Book Theft, Intellectual Fraud, and Book Burning, 1950–1971 83
- 6. Politics and the Libraries, Part Two: Dissident Readers and Librarians in the 1980s Townships 100
- 7. Reading in Exile after Soweto, 1978–1992 112
- 8. Combating Censorship and Making Space for Books 124
- Conclusion: Revealing the Hidden Books and Hidden Readers 139
- Notes 143
- Index 191
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Illustrations ix
- Tables xi
- Acknowledgments xiii
- Abbreviations xv
- Introduction: The Signifi cance of Common Readers in South Africa 1
- 1. Early Readers at the Cape, 1658–1800 12
- 2. Literacy, Class, and Regulating Reading, 1800–1850 30
- 3. The Women’s Building of Nations: History Books in the Early Twentieth Century 54
- 4. Books for Troops in the Second World War 69
- 5. Politics and the Libraries, Part One: Book Theft, Intellectual Fraud, and Book Burning, 1950–1971 83
- 6. Politics and the Libraries, Part Two: Dissident Readers and Librarians in the 1980s Townships 100
- 7. Reading in Exile after Soweto, 1978–1992 112
- 8. Combating Censorship and Making Space for Books 124
- Conclusion: Revealing the Hidden Books and Hidden Readers 139
- Notes 143
- Index 191
