The Eland's People
New Perspectives on the Rock Art of the Maloti-Drakensberg Bushmen
Edited by Peter Mitchell and Benjamin Smith
In 2002, Patricia Vinnicombe began to explore the possibility of republishing her seminal work People of the Eland, and updating it for a new generation of students. Vinnicombe died before she could start work on the new sections and so The Eland's People is thus intended to pick up where Vinnicombe left off, and update her work, exploring how knowledge has changed in the intervening decades. Printed in full colour, The Eland's People is a valuable companion to Vinnicombe's work. Read more. |
People of the Eland
Rock Paintings of the Drakensberg Bushmen as a Reflection of their Life and Thought
Patricia Vinnicombe
First published in 1976, People of the Eland was the first major step away from the views that had dominated the study of rock art for nearly a century. The book not only brought an extraordinary form of art to the attention of a global audience, but also helped to lay the foundations for a new generation of research into the meaning of prehistoric art. Thirty-three years later, People of the Eland is republished here in full colour, with the original artwork and photographs. Read more. |
The First Ethiopians
The Image of Africa and Africans in the Early Mediterranean World
Malvern van Wyk Smith
The First Ethiopians explores the images of Africa and Africans that evolved in ancient Egypt, classical Greece and imperial Rome, in the early Mediterranean world, and in the early domains of Christianity. Inspired by curiosity regarding the origins of racism in southern Africa, Malvern van Wyk Smith consulted a wide range of sources, including classical travel writing, research that led to a startling proposition.
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People of the Eland and The Eland's People launched: The republished edition of Patricia Vinnicombe's People of the Eland, and a new companion volume, The Eland's People, have been launched at the Origins Centre at Wits University.
Leonie Joubert wins journalism award: Well-known science journalist and Wits University Press author Leonie Joubert has been named as the overall winner in the print/internet category of the SAB environmental journalist of the year awards.
The Origins of Non-Racialism launched in Jo'burg: Former Eskom chief executive Bobby Godsell was the guest speaker, joining author David Everatt in a lively discussion at the launch of Everatt's new book, The Origins of Non-Racialism: White Opposition to Apartheid in the 1950s.
Abantu Besizwe launched at Xarra Books:Jeff Opland and Koliswa Moropa were the speakers at this enjoyable launch, which celebrated Opland's new book Abantu Besizwe: Historical and Biographical Writings, 1902-1944, a collection of essays and poems from SEK Mqhayi, the first new edition of Mqhayi's work to appear in over 60 years.
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