William Cock

Hero of Villain?

Authors

  • Jacklyn Cock University of Witwatersrand

Abstract

The answer to this question lies in whether the reader believes that the present social order in South Africa is just and sustainable, and how the colonialism contributed to that order. The question that follows is whether the 1820 settlers warrant our contempt or admiration? An honest answer involves discarding the conventional view of them as a homogenous social category. Instead, we need to recognize that they included very different people, some of whom brought indentured servants with them, some were professional people, but the majority of the settlers were the victims of a heartless colonial project.

Author Biography

Jacklyn Cock, University of Witwatersrand

Position PROFESSOR EMERITUS Qualifications BA, HEd(PG), BSocScHon, PhD Phone 0117174439 Email Jacklyn.Cock@wits.ac.za Organisational Unit Sociology

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2021-10-12