Cecil Rhodes and the Making of a Sociotechnical Imaginary for South Africa
Cecil Rhodes and the Making of a Sociotechnical Imaginary for South Africa
This chapter examines the visionary technopolitics of Cecil Rhodes, an English-born South African businessman and politician. It analyzes how Rhodes' technological vision (with respect to mining, railroads, telegraphs, etc.) and social vision (of a particular racial and political order) were closely intertwined with one another and eventually led to a distinct imperial vision for South Africa. It traces the ways in which the scaling up of sociotechnical imaginary—from an individual's mind to the continent—constructed South Africa.
Keywords: sociotechnical imaginary, imperialism, colonialism, Cecil Rhodes, South Africa
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