The Cape Frontier: A Study of Native Policy with Special Reference to the Years 1847 - 1866.

This doctoral thesis is packed with fine detail on a most interesting subject. Four contending forces interacted on the Frontier independently and often in contrary directions: The Colonists; The Natives; The Governors and the Colonial Office in Downing Street. To what extent were political decisions determined by economic forces? What was the impact of European civilization on the tribal system? Were Gubernatorial decisions made in the best interests of natives and colonists, or were they determined by Whitehall? The author attempts to answer these and other important questions.  vii - 313 Pages.