110 research outputs found
Shula Marks et Peter Richardson, International Labour Migration. Historical Perspectives
No full textHeffer Jean. Shula Marks et Peter Richardson, International Labour Migration. Historical Perspectives. In: Annales. Économies, Sociétés, Civilisations. 41ᵉ année, N. 4, 1986. pp. 856-858
Book review : Africa and empire by Hugh MacMillan and Shula Marks
No full textReview of: Hugh MacMillan and Shula Marks. Africa and empire. Aldershot: Gower, 198
Marks (Shula) and Atmore (Anthony) eds : Economy and Society in pre-industrial South Africa
No full textVidecoq Patrick. Marks (Shula) and Atmore (Anthony) eds : Economy and Society in pre-industrial South Africa. In: Revue française d'histoire d'outre-mer, tome 67, n°248-249, 3e et 4e trimestres 1980. pp. 391-392
Marks (Shula) and Trapido (Stanley) : The Politics of Race, Class and Nationalism in the Twentieth Century South-Africa
No full textVidecoq Patrick. Marks (Shula) and Trapido (Stanley) : The Politics of Race, Class and Nationalism in the Twentieth Century South-Africa. In: Revue française d'histoire d'outre-mer, tome 77, n°287, 2e trimestre 1990. p. 284
Marks (Shula) and Trapido (Stanley) : The Politics of Race, Class and Nationalism in the Twentieth Century South-Africa
No full textVidecoq Patrick. Marks (Shula) and Trapido (Stanley) : The Politics of Race, Class and Nationalism in the Twentieth Century South-Africa. In: Revue française d'histoire d'outre-mer, tome 77, n°287, 2e trimestre 1990. p. 284
The Societies of Southern Africa seminar at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies
No full textA reflection on the history and significance of the Societies of Southern Africa seminar series, which began in 1969, by its founding convenor. It is adapted from an earlier lecture by Professor Marks, and is otherwise unpublished
The Pedi polity under Sekwati and Sekhukhune 1828-1880
No full textThis thesis explores aspects of the history of the Pedi polity from 1828-1880 covering the period from the emergence of the polity in the aftermath of the difaqane until its defeat in November of 1879. It sets out to fill the lacunae in the existing literature caused by the failure to adopt a critical approach to historical sources or to provide a dynamic account of Pedi society. An analysis is provided of the changing nature and distribution of power within the polity. The economic changes and political processes at work within the society and the impact of Christianity on it are explored. The development of the polity is also examined in the context of the processes of conflict and change taking place beyond its borders. The concluding chapters of the thesis draw on the insights afforded by the examination of these themes to attempt a substantive revision of the existing explanations and accounts of the conflicts in the 1870s which culminated in the defeat of the polity and the subjection of the Pedi to colonial rule
The rise, consolidation and disintegration of Dlamini power in Swaziland between 1820 and 1889 : a study in the relationship of foreign affairs to internal political development
No full textThe Swazi kingdom grew out of the pressures associated with competition for trade and for the rich resources of Shiselweni. While centred on this area it acquired some of its characteristic features - notably a regimental system, and the dominance of a Dlamini aristocracy. Around 1815 the Swazi came under pressure from the South, and were forced to colonise the land lying north of the Lusutfu. Here they remained for some years a nation under arms, as they plundered local peoples, and were themselves swept about by the currents of the Mfecane. In time a more settled administration emerged, as the aristocracy spread out from the royal centres at Ezulwini, and this process accelerated under Mswati as he subdued recalcitrant chiefdoms, and restructured the regiments. Consequently, by the time Mswati died in 1865, Dlamini power was sufficiently entrenched for there to be no serious disturbance, and for a regency to function smoothly for the following decade. Externally the dominant influence was the Zulu, who continually threatened the kingdom's stability. The Swazi were forced by these attacks to look for allies in the Boers, and to make several territorial cessions from 1846. Nevertheless, the relations they established were not markedly unequal, since the Republic were dependent on the Swazi in various ways. Consequently, the Swazi were able to take charge of the lowveld in the north, and by the 1860s reached the pinnacle of their power. The consolidation of the South African Republic following the British annexation, and the discovery of gold, meant that this freedom was gradually lost, and in the 1880s pressure mounted on Swaziland itself. The clearest index of this lies in the country's conquest by concessions, which eventually so eroded the social fabric of the country that a pretext was given for the Republic and Britain to intervene
Book review: "Not either an experimental doll"
No full textMarks, Shula, (1987). Not Either an Experimental Doll. Durban and Pietermaritzburg, Killie Campbell Africana Library and University of Natal Press. Pp. 217 ISBN: 087980 542 8 R17.95
One could well question of what relevance a review of a history book is to a psychology journal. However, Shula Marks' "Not Either an Experimental Doll" is an unusual and multi-dimensional documentation of the correspondence of three women which, offers a fascinating insight into the personalities and relationships between these three central figures
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