1339 pp., hardback, d.w., Pretoria, 2012
In this sequel to his earlier book, "Early slavery at the Cape of Good Hope", Karel Schoeman situates Cape slavery within the wider context of Dutch colonial society during the eighteenth century.
Karel Schoeman is a research fellow in the Department of History and the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French at the University of the Free State. He is the author of many works of fiction and non-fiction, both in English and Afrikaans.