Cape Colony · Colonial historian
History of South Africa since September 1795
George McCall Theal, 1908
Summary
A comprehensive multi-volume history of South Africa from the British conquest of the Cape in 1795, by the most prolific South African colonial historian. Theal's frameworks and sources remain foundational, but his Anglo-centric and settler-sympathetic perspectives require critical attention.
Topics
Cape Colony, Colonial history, South Africa, British conquest
Bibliographic Information
- Author
- George McCall Theal
- Year
- 1908
- Language(s)
- English
- Period
- Cape Colony
- Perspective
- Colonial historian
- Access
- Full view
Rights & Access
Full view; 1908 publication in public domain.