{"product_id":"native-life-in-south-africa-9781513135298","title":"Native Life in South Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eSolomon T. Plaatje's book, \"Native Life in South Africa (1916)\", exposes the cruelty of colonialism and analyzes the significance of the 1913 Natives Land Act. It was written while Plaatje was serving as General Secretary of the South African Native National Congress and shows the influence of American activist and socialist historian W. E. B. Du Bois. The book highlights the devastating effects of the act on poor South African natives, who relied on leasing land from white farmers to survive. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 342 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 15 February 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: West Margin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNative Life in South Africa  (1916) is a book by Solomon T. Plaatje. Written while Plaatje was serving as General Secretary of the South African Native National Congress, the work shows the influence of American activist and socialist historian W. E. B. Du Bois, whom Plaatje met and befriended. Using historical analysis and firsthand accounts from native South Africans, Plaatje exposes the cruelty of colonialism and analyzes the significance of the 1913 Natives Land Act.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Awaking on Friday morning, June 20, 1913, the South African Native found himself, not actually a slave, but a pariah in the land of his birth.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNative Life in South Africa  begins with the passage of the 1913 Natives Land Act, which made it illegal for Black South Africans to lease and purchase land outside of government designated reserves. The act, which was the first of many segregation laws passed by the Union Parliament, was devastating to millions of poor South African natives, most of whom relied on leasing land from white farmers to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNative Life in South Africa  is a classic of South African literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 203 x 127 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781513135298\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Solomon T. Plaatje","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44098849603834,"sku":"9781513135298","price":15.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1669984916416_book.jpg?v=1670313702","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/native-life-in-south-africa-9781513135298","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}