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Author : Lionel Wulfsohn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105082685194
Author : John Laband
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317868460
This book takes a unique look at the first Boer war by concentrating on the events and battles of the First Boer War. Due attention is also given to the 2nd Boer War - it's origins, key players and significance for the future of South Africa. The personal stories of heroism and sacrifice, sieges, rebellions and battles, make for an enthralling and dramatic tale - a classic of military history that will find a ready audience amongst military enthusiasts.
Author : Fred R. van Hartesveldt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313032363
One hundred years after the Boer War, the British continue to debate what went wrong, while the war has significant nationalist overtones in today's South Africa. This book examines changes in interpretations of the war and provides a bibliography of major sources on the Boer War, now sometimes called the South African War. The bibliography focuses on the military history, but also includes some historical accounts of the political debate. The first part of the book provides an extended historiographical essay, while part two provides an annotated bibliography of the titles discussed in part one. Historiographical questions concerning the Boer War are numerous. Discussions of military operations focus on the early use of modern weaponry and the effect of guerrilla tactics on a traditional force, while other historians debate the question of British military leadership and organization. Questions also revolve around British imperialism and the scramble for Africa. Frequently called the second war for freedom by South African authors, the war was the reason that South Africa, unlike other British colonies, gained independence without majority rule. This makes the war of continuing relevance to the turmoil in South Africa, the collapse of the minority government, and the continuing problems of the current government. This book will provide a useful tool for those wishing to research the war.
Author : Trefor Jenkins,Phil Bonner,Amanda Esterhuysen
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781776142309
A study of the 'Cradle of Humanity and its history. The 'Cradle of Humankind' (COH), bordering Gauteng and the North-West Province, was declared a World Heritage Site for the wealth of the human and animal fossils found there. Research based on fossils found in the area as well as signs of early human habitation have shed new light on the evolution of humankind and on the significant role that southern Africa played in the development of modern humans. A Search for Origins aims to provide an overview of the history of the COH, and of the important discoveries that have been made there, for a non-specialist audience. A number of general accounts have been written which have concentrated on the palaeontological discoveries made there. No systematic account written by specialists in their disciplines has, however, been published about the wider history of the COH and surrounding areas. In particular, no overview spanning the evolution of early plant and animal life, human development and recent and colonial history as reflected in discoveries linked to the COH, has been attempted. This edited volume frames the scientific advances that have been made in the COH against the intellectual and political background out of which they emerged. The multi-disciplinary approach - from a wide range of specialists -is innovative and ground-breaking.
Author : John Higginson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107046481
This book examines violence against the rural African population and Africans in general before apartheid became the justification for the existence of the South African state.
Author : Andrew Manson,Bernard Mbenga
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781868149926
Land, Chiefs, Mining explores aspects of the experience of the Batswana in the thornveld and bushveld regions of the North-West Province, shedding light on defi ning issues, moments and individuals in this lesser known region of South Africa. Some of the focuses are: an important Tswana kgosi (chief ), Moiloa II of the Bahurutshe; responses to and participation in the South African War and its aftermath, 1899-1907; land acquisition; economic and political conditions in the reserves; resistance to Mangope’s Bophuthatswana; the impact of game parks and the Sun City resort; rural resistance and the liberation struggle; and African reaction to the platinum mining revolution. Written in a direct and accessible style, and illustrated with photographs and maps, the book provides an understanding, for a general reader ship, of the region and its recent history. At the same time it opens up avenues for further research. The authors, Andrew Manson and Bernard Mbenga, both based at North-West University, Mahikeng Campus, have, for some thirty years, been studying and writing on the region’s past.
Author : Eric Rosenthal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Rustenburg (South Africa)
ISBN : UVA:X000083296
Rustenburg was Paul Kruger's "home town", with the farm nearby to which he always returned after the strain of public work. Here, long before Pretoria existed, the Volksraad had its meetings, indeed, Pretoria was established as a "buitekerk" for the scattered Rustenburg congregation! Even the site of Johannesburg, 35 years younger, once belonged to the Rustenburg District. Here, too, occurred the split in the Dutch Reformed Church that led to the rise of the Doppers; here broke out the long-forgotten Transvaal Civil War, at the same time as that between the Northern and Southern American States, and here, 11 years before the proclamation of the Rand, was formed the Rustenburg Gold Mining Co. Nor must be forgotten the siege of the English troops in Rustenburg in the first Anglo-Boer War, when the famous home-made Boer cannon was used. South Africa's great tobacco and citrus industries and much of its cotton growing largely started in Rustenburg. Nowhere did General Christiaan de Wet and even more so, General De la Rey, in the Second Anglo-Boer War, show their genius as soldiers more strikingly than in this area. And so the story goes on - with Rustenburg figuring prominently in the 1914 Rebellion and in its aftermath. Even to-day Rustenburg is noteworthy - with its chrome industry and even more its platinum mines, the largest in the world, to say nothing of the old town's rise as a tourist resort, and a source of such entertaining tales as those of Helen McGregor and her Marmalade.
Author : Gregor Cuthbertson,A. M. Grundlingh,Mary-Lynn Suttie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015056196846
Annotation Presents 15 contributions written primarily by South African historians discussing a wide range of topics on the subject of the South African War. Overall, the book presents a perspective de-emphasizing political economy, examining new research in the areas of commemoration, gender, health, nationalism, identity, ethics, and morality. Some topics include the role of the EmaSwati in the South African War; British nursing and the war; and Anglo- Jewry and the war. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Author : Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
This Combo Collection (Set of 3 Books) includes All-time Bestseller Books. This anthology contains : The German War The Great Boer War The Great Shadow and Other Napoleonic Tales
Author : BPJ Erasmus
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781920289805
From Pofadder, eMkhuze and Haenertsburg to Cookhouse, Klipplaat, Maokeng and Taung ... South Africa's amazing diversity is an invitation to take to the road. This revised and updated edition of On Route in South Africa has a new, contemporary look, but contains all the features that have made it such a classic. Previous editions won a special place in the hearts of those both living in, and visiting, South Africa. No other book available offers such a range and depth of information about the villages, towns and cities of this land, and on the intriguing and informative tales they have to tell. The 37 chapters are arranged in logical sequence, beginning with Cape Town and radiating outwards. Each chapter corresponds to an established and coherent geographic or demographic area. Included are detailed regional maps, incorporating up-to-date place names, and complemented by route directions within the text. With its expanded text and more than 500 photographs, On Route in South Africa contains a remarkable wealth of information, making it the perfect travel planner and companion.
Author : Nicki von der Heyde
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781775842033
In this companion volume to the highly successful Field Guide to the Battlefields of South Africa, the pivotal sieges that characterised the Cape Frontier, Anglo-Zulu, Basotho and Anglo-Boer wars are brought together in one volume. Accounts of 17 sieges over the last two centuries explore in detail the historical context in which they occurred, the day-to-day military actions that sustained the investments and the conditions both soldiers and civilians faced while defending their territory against a hostile force. The siege descriptions are animated by maps, timelines and a variety of information boxes and human-interest stories, gleaned mainly from diaries, letters and eye-witness accounts, while long-form features focus on the practical aspects of siege warfare, such as artillery, medicine, food, and the psychological effects of besiegement. The book also provides practical information for visitors who wish to explore these historical sites. A fascinating read that will appeal to anyone interested in the volatile history of the country – armchair historians and travellers alike.
Author : Monica Cole
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 829 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000620085
Originally published in 1961, this book was the first comprehensive work on South African geography that also presented a balanced account of all facets of the economic life. It was written to provide background information on South Africa – the nature of the country, its resources and deficiencies, its historic settlement by peoples of different races and of the progress made and the difficulties encountered in the major areas of economic activity: agriculture, mining, manufacturing and trade. In discussing these factors the book acknowledged that in South Africa the complexities of the relationships between peoples of different racial origins and widely differently economic and cultural standards are met in one country.
Author : Craig Wilcox
Publisher : Craig WIlcox
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015056511986
The author has drawn on primary sources from Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom to produce a book that encompasses not only Australia's experience of the war, but tells the stories of individuals including Breaker Morant, Alexander Krygger, and Arthur Lynch. A beautifully produced book,Australia's Boer War was commissioned by the Australian War Memorial, which has provided over 200 illustrations and maps, including 15 artwork reproductions in full color.
Author : Tim Jeal
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2001-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300186727
R.S.S. Baden-Powell, who founded the Boy Scouts movement in 1908, was a British military hero during the Boer War and an author, actor, artist, spy, sportsman, and female impersonator. In this absorbing and humane account of Baden-Powell’s extraordinary life, Tim Jeal reveals for the first time the complex figure behind the saintly public mask, showing him to be a man of both dazzling talents and crippling secret fears. Reviews of the earlier edition: “Baden-Powell’s life story is as rich and engrossing as any of his memorable campfire yarns . . . a monumental biography.”—Zara Steiner, New York Times Book Review “In an age of good biographies, here is one that deserves to be called great . . . a magnificent book.”—Piers Brendon, Mail on Sunday “Jeal’s Baden-Powell is brave and self-seeking, devious and honorable, a domestic paragon whose repressed homosexuality fired his career, a soldier of genius who ultimately rejected militarism. . . . The story that Tim Jeal has to tell is epic, funny, and touching.”—Philip Oakes, New Statesman “Superb.”—Ian Buruma, New York Review of Books
Author : Michael Coulson
Publisher : Harriman House Limited
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780857192660
THE INDUSTRY THAT FORGED THE MODERN WORLD Throughout history metals and raw materials have underpinned human activity. So it is that the industry responsible for extracting these materials from the ground - mining - has been ever present throughout the history of civilisation, from the ancient world of the Egyptians and Romans, to the industrial revolution and the British Empire, and through to the present day, with mining firms well represented on the world's most important stock indexes including the FTSE100. This book traces the history of mining from those early moments when man first started using tools to the present day where metals continue to underpin economic activity in the post industrial age. In doing so, the history of mining methods, important events, technological developments, the important firms and the sparkling personalities that built the industry are examined in detail. At every stage, as the history of mining is traced from 40,000BC to the present day, the level of detail increases in accordance with the greater social and industrial developments that have played out as time has progressed. This means that a particular focus is given to the period since the industrial revolution and especially the 20th century. A look is also taken into the future in an effort to chart the direction this great industry might take in years to come. Many books have been written about mining; the majority have focused on a particular metal, geographical area, mining event or mining personality, but 'The History of Mining' has a broader scope and covers all of these essential and fascinating areas in one definitive volume.
