History (SA)
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Summary of the Report of the Commission for the Socio-Economic Development of the Bantu Areas Within the Union of South Africa - F R TomlinsonSummary of the Report of the Commission for the Socio-Economic Development of the Bantu Areas Within the Union of South Africa by F R Tomlinson and others is the abridged version of the full report. The commission took evidence from people and institutions and undertook original research. it also tried, where possible, to present its findings and ideas by means of maps. |
ZAR 250.00 |
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The Secret History of South Africa - H. R. AbercrombieThe Secret History of South Africa: Sixty-five Years in the Transvaal by H. R. Abercrombie records the eventful period of the author's life which includes the time of 1875-1910 where he not only lived but appreciated the movements of his times. |
ZAR 450.00 |
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South African Orders, Decorations and Medals - E.G.M. Alexander; G.K.B. Barron; A.J. BatemanSouth African Orders, Decorations and Medals by Commandant E.G.M. Alexander, Commandant G.K.B. Barron and Commander A.J. Bateman - representing the South African Army, Air Force and Navy respectively - is the standard reference on the subject of South Africa's many military and civil awards. All current awards up until 1986 are described and the book includes a selection of obsolete pre-1952 awards. |
ZAR 600.00 |
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Kimberley - Philip Bawcombe & Ted ScannelPhilip Bawcombe's Kimberley, the second book in the series on places in South Africa with paintings of the city by Bawcombe and text by Ted Scannel . It follows Johannesburg which is widely recognised and shows the detail and flavour of the place. Introduction by Brian Roberts |
ZAR 300.00 |
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Rule of Fear - Peter BeckerRule of Fear: The Life and Times of Dingane King of the Zulu by Peter Becker is a fine biography and is the first detailed study of Dingane, the most controversial and least understood of all Zulu kings. Dingane - the Needy One - rose to fame in 1828 after assassinating Shaka Zulu and usurping the Zulu throne, and in this exciting and often horrifying life-story, the author presents an objective and accurate assessment of Dingane's true character, and of the motives which gave rise to the treacheries and brutalities that have made his name notorious. |
ZAR 225.00 |
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Johannesburg Royal Presentation - L. J. BeirneJohannesburg Royal Presentation: Johannesburg: Its Municipality, Art Endeavours, Associations, Clubs, Communities, Institutions, Public Bodies, Regiments & Societies by L. J. Beirne. Commemorative publication for the Royal visit of King George V |
ZAR 2,500.00 |
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In the Footsteps of Eve - Lee R BergerIn the Footsteps of Eve by Lee R Berger is a carefully reasoned argument that the true cradle of our species lies in South Africa rather than in East Africa home of the famous 'Lucy' skeleton. Long inscriptions from both authors and someone called to Steve to the previous owner. Signed. |
ZAR 250.00 |
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Soweto - Philip Bonner & Lauren SegalSoweto: A History by Philip Bonner & Lauren Segal is based on the television series screened in South Africa, England and Australia. This is a source-based local history by one of South Africa's foremost local historians. |
ZAR 375.00 |
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The Development of Education in the Transvaal, 1836-1951 - A. K. BotThe Development of Education in the Transvaal, 1836-1951 by A. K. Bot is an illustrated brochure which the author wrote as a sequel to A Century of Education in the Transvaal, 1836-1936, and continues on from 1936, bringing his historical review up to date, by adding new chapters. Title page signed by A. K. Bot, preface signed by Dr William Nicol, the Administrator of the Transvaal. |
ZAR 350.00 |
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Archives Year Book for South African History 1942-II - Botha, CG et alArchives Year Book for South African History, 1942-II edited by CG Botha; C Beyers; JLM Franken; HB Thom contains the following segments: |
ZAR 150.00 |
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Notes on South African Affairs - W. B. BoyceNotes on South African Affairs by W. B. Boyce is volume XXXIX in the Africana Collecteana series and was first published in 1838. Boyce was a Wesleyan missionary and a trusted adviser to Sir Benjamin d'Urban during the frontier war of 1834-5 |
ZAR 350.00 |
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The Tembu - Joan A BrosterThe Tembu: Their Beadwork, Songs and Dances by Joan A Broster is a detailed account of the art, customs, songs, dances and ceremonies of the Tembu people. From the deep understanding of the people about whom she writes and from years of dedicated research, Joan Broster has compiled this unique study of the Tembu people, to stand as a permanent record of an African culture in the face of sweeping social changes in modern African societies. |
ZAR 450.00 |
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Reminiscences - Charles BrownleeReminiscences of Kaffir Life and History and Other Papers by Charles Brownlee, is a sketch of Brownlee's life, with a memoir by his widow. Brownlee was a Gaika commissioner |
ZAR 700.00 |
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Secrets and Lies - Marlene Burger & Chandre GouldSecrets and Lies: Wouter Basson and South Africa's Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme by Marlene Burger and Chandre Gould is set against the backdrop of the international Cold War and South Africa's bloody passage to democracy, and concerns the events related in this book that were uncovered during ten years of investigation and made public by the trial of Wouter Basson, the first criminal prosecution in the world of the head of an official chemical and biological warfare program. |
ZAR 450.00 |
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South Africa - Mangosuthu G. Buthelezi1st US edition of South Africa: My Vision of the Future by Mangosuthu G. Buthelezi. South Africa by Mangosuthu G. Buthelezi, leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party in KwaZulu-Natal, is the intensely personal book by a black South African leader and his visions of the future. |
ZAR 120.00 |
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Centenary - Paul H. ButterfieldCentenary: The first 100 years of English Freemasonry in the Transvaal 1878-1978 by Paul H. Butterfield traces the methods by which English freemasonry spread throughout South and South-West Africa (Namibia). The evolution of the Transvaal Lodges is discussed in the context of the political history of the region and the Anglo-Boer War. |
ZAR 350.00 |
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The Kruger National Park - Jane CarruthersThe Kruger National Park: A Social and Political History by Jane Carruthers is an important pioneering work in the growing field of environmental history. Lavishly illustrated. |
ZAR 175.00 |
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The Magaliesberg - Vincent CarruthersThe Magaliesberg by Vincent Carruthers is a masterful portrayal of the diversity of these mountains. The Magaliesberg mountains are more than two billion years old - one of the oldest mountain ranges on the planet and the book traces their creation and the changes in the landscape over this vast passage of time. The ancient geomorphology has given rise to a wide spectrum of different habitats and a consequent diversity of plant and animal life. |
ZAR 350.00 |
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Reminiscences of Kimberly - Louis CohenReminiscences of Kimberly by Louis Cohen is an account of the early mining days in Kimberly based on memories of his life and people of the time. |
ZAR 450.00 |
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The Memorandum of Commissary J. A. de Mist - Kathleen M. JeffreysThe Memorandum of Commissary J. A. de Mist translated by Kathleen M. Jeffreys is the report of the commission sent to the Cape in the critical years between the two British occupations. The purpose of the report was to decide on the future government of the Cape, but it ranged widely over social, economic and political conditions of the Cape at the end of the 18the century. Volume 3 of the Van Riebeeck Society. |
ZAR 750.00 |
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Die Dagboek Van H.A.L. Hamelberg 1855-1871 - FJ Du T. SpiesDie Dagboek Van H.A.L. Hamelberg: 1855- 871 by FJ Du T. Spies is a retelling of the original diary by the consul-general of the Orange Freestate. Volume 33 in the first series of VRS Publications. There is an English summary, translated by NG Sabbagha. Illustrated with b&w photos. |
ZAR 180.00 |
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Mzabalazo - Barry Feinberg & Andre OdendaalMzabalazo: A Pictorial History Of the African National Congress by Barry Feinberg & Andre Odendaal shows archived photographs from the ANC's days as a liberation movement. First published as a paperback format of a portable exhibition of posters in 1994. |
ZAR 120.00 |
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Flags Over South Africa - R. GerardFlags Over South Africa by R. Gerard is a description and history of flags, heraldry and emblems in use in South Africa since the arrival of white settlers |
ZAR 390.00 |
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Black Political Thought in the Making of South African Democracy - C. R. D. HalisiBlack Political Thought in the Making of South African Democracy by C. R. D. Halisi is a penetrating study that examines the important influence of black nationalism on political thought in South Africa. |
ZAR 120.00 |
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The Regiment - R HamleyThe Regiment: The History and Uniform of the BSA Police: An Outline of the History and the Uniforms of the British South African Police by R Hamley covers the aspects of the history of the uniforms as well as arms and equipment. Illustrated with line drawings. |
ZAR 600.00 |