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at the very least, substantiaJ villages. Though by no means at the end of its development, the co... more at the very least, substantiaJ villages. Though by no means at the end of its development, the coiony of the 1830s was close enough to maturity for its settlers to begin to agitate for a Parlament. In genend, historians have tended to consider this qualitative and quantitative change as natura! and self-explanatory, and as puny in comparison with the socioeconomic revolution which followed on the mineral discoveries of the late nineteenth Century. After all, such growth was characteristic of colonies of white settlement and of slave societiesand the Cape was both. Indeed, the Cape's success story was far less spectacular than those of, for instance, British North America or the West Indies. All the same, the economie history of the pre-industrial Cape Coiony needs to be written in terms which are comparable to those, of other colonies, concentrating on the increase of production, die, "' development of export crops, and the establishment of Instruments of^l v '-c °! < ' r trade~äncTcommerce. These are the important issues in the economie" '"J':"3 v '"'" history óf the Cape, rather than the much discussed trekboers, and the alleged subsistence economy. 11 * This last should more strictly be described as a monopsony.
Journal of Southern African Studies, 1983
The International Journal of African Historical Studies, 1988
N.B. The total also includes some other products.
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1996
Two years after the first inclusive elections in South Africa and the Inauguration of Nelson Mand... more Two years after the first inclusive elections in South Africa and the Inauguration of Nelson Mandela as the country's President, books which were researched and written on the country before April 1994 rnay seem to be rather dated. And that, of course, is all of them, as yet. It is not just that the mechanics of book production make anything else impossible. It is also that there has not yet been time for the proeesses of South African history since then to become clear. It is possible to say what the various actors in the South African political, economie and social proeesses hope will occur. It is far too soon to say, in anything other than a superficially journalistic way, to make any
Journal of Southern African Studies, 2014
Measures of education quality-primarily, years of schooling or literacy ratesare widely used to a... more Measures of education quality-primarily, years of schooling or literacy ratesare widely used to ascertain the contribution of human capital formation to longrun economic growth and development. This paper, using a census of 4,678 mission station residents, documents for the first time literacy and numeracy rates of non-white citizens in nineteenth-century South Africa. The 1849 census allows for an investigation into how the mission stations influenced the growth of literacy in the Cape Colony. We find that age, gender, duration of residence, whether the individual arrived at the station after the emancipation of slaves or was born there and, importantly, which missionary society was operating the station, matter for literacy performance. The results offer new insights into the comparative performance of missionary societies in South Africa and contribute to the debate about the role of missionary societies in the development of a colonial society.
South African Historical Journal, 1997
The Journal of African History, 1975
This article argues that the !Kora, an essentially Khoisan group in central South Africa, consist... more This article argues that the !Kora, an essentially Khoisan group in central South Africa, consisted not of hereditary tribes, but of people who had chosen a predatory, raiding way of life. It then traces the history of those !Kora who were based on the jungle-covered islands of the middle Orange river, concentrating particularly on the three wars that occurred between them and the Cape Colony: in 1832–4, when the !Kora were led by Stuurman, 1868–9, when they were under Piet Rooi and Jan Kivido, and the final episodes during 1879–80. Pointing out the difficulty that the colonial forces had in reducing the islands, it shows how the !Kora were able to raid up to 250 kilometers across the Bushmanland Flats, and thus make colonial subsistence over a wide area of the northern Cape Colony non-viable. Nevertheless, it argues that the way of life that the !Kora had chosen could not be sustained in face of the consolidation of colonial society, and describes the processes whereby they were de...
The International Journal of African Historical Studies, 1986
at the very least, substantiaJ villages. Though by no means at the end of its development, the co... more at the very least, substantiaJ villages. Though by no means at the end of its development, the coiony of the 1830s was close enough to maturity for its settlers to begin to agitate for a Parlament. In genend, historians have tended to consider this qualitative and quantitative change as natura! and self-explanatory, and as puny in comparison with the socioeconomic revolution which followed on the mineral discoveries of the late nineteenth Century. After all, such growth was characteristic of colonies of white settlement and of slave societiesand the Cape was both. Indeed, the Cape's success story was far less spectacular than those of, for instance, British North America or the West Indies. All the same, the economie history of the pre-industrial Cape Coiony needs to be written in terms which are comparable to those, of other colonies, concentrating on the increase of production, die, "' development of export crops, and the establishment of Instruments of^l v '-c °! < ' r trade~äncTcommerce. These are the important issues in the economie" '"J':"3 v '"'" history óf the Cape, rather than the much discussed trekboers, and the alleged subsistence economy. 11 * This last should more strictly be described as a monopsony.
Journal of Southern African Studies, 1983
The International Journal of African Historical Studies, 1988
N.B. The total also includes some other products.
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1996
Two years after the first inclusive elections in South Africa and the Inauguration of Nelson Mand... more Two years after the first inclusive elections in South Africa and the Inauguration of Nelson Mandela as the country's President, books which were researched and written on the country before April 1994 rnay seem to be rather dated. And that, of course, is all of them, as yet. It is not just that the mechanics of book production make anything else impossible. It is also that there has not yet been time for the proeesses of South African history since then to become clear. It is possible to say what the various actors in the South African political, economie and social proeesses hope will occur. It is far too soon to say, in anything other than a superficially journalistic way, to make any
Journal of Southern African Studies, 2014
Measures of education quality-primarily, years of schooling or literacy ratesare widely used to a... more Measures of education quality-primarily, years of schooling or literacy ratesare widely used to ascertain the contribution of human capital formation to longrun economic growth and development. This paper, using a census of 4,678 mission station residents, documents for the first time literacy and numeracy rates of non-white citizens in nineteenth-century South Africa. The 1849 census allows for an investigation into how the mission stations influenced the growth of literacy in the Cape Colony. We find that age, gender, duration of residence, whether the individual arrived at the station after the emancipation of slaves or was born there and, importantly, which missionary society was operating the station, matter for literacy performance. The results offer new insights into the comparative performance of missionary societies in South Africa and contribute to the debate about the role of missionary societies in the development of a colonial society.
South African Historical Journal, 1997
The Journal of African History, 1975
This article argues that the !Kora, an essentially Khoisan group in central South Africa, consist... more This article argues that the !Kora, an essentially Khoisan group in central South Africa, consisted not of hereditary tribes, but of people who had chosen a predatory, raiding way of life. It then traces the history of those !Kora who were based on the jungle-covered islands of the middle Orange river, concentrating particularly on the three wars that occurred between them and the Cape Colony: in 1832–4, when the !Kora were led by Stuurman, 1868–9, when they were under Piet Rooi and Jan Kivido, and the final episodes during 1879–80. Pointing out the difficulty that the colonial forces had in reducing the islands, it shows how the !Kora were able to raid up to 250 kilometers across the Bushmanland Flats, and thus make colonial subsistence over a wide area of the northern Cape Colony non-viable. Nevertheless, it argues that the way of life that the !Kora had chosen could not be sustained in face of the consolidation of colonial society, and describes the processes whereby they were de...
The International Journal of African Historical Studies, 1986