Intellectual Traditions in South Africa not only deals with political traditions, but gives attention to religious and communal intellectual practices. The book's scope covers interpretations of traditions, such as African nationalism, Afrikaner thought, Black Consciousness, Christianity, feminism, Gandhian ways, Hinduism, Jewish responses, liberalism, Marxism, Muslim voices, Pan Africanism, and positivism. The real value comes from the fact that it takes a great leap to rectify large gaps in South Africa's historiography. According to editor Peter Vale, "Only by rethinking the ideas that...
Intellectual Traditions in South Africa not only deals with political traditions, but gives attention to religious and communal intellectual practices...
