Download or read book Miscast written by Pippa Skotnes and published by University of Cape Town Press (ZA). This book was released on 1996 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, eminent scholars explore the term 'Bushmen' and the relationships that gave rise to it, from the perspectives of anthropology, archaeology, comparative religion, literary studies, art history and musicology. Topics as diverse as trophy heads and museums, to the destruction of the Cape San, and appraisals of 19th-century photographic practices are examined.