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Philip kgosana’s contribution to the fall of oppression in South Africa with special reference to the langa uprising of 1960
Get PDFDissertation (MHCS)--University of Pretoria, 2017.No abstractHistorical and Heritage StudiesMHCSUnrestricte
The South-West African frontier and the unification of South Africa, 1883-1915
Get PDFThesis (PhD (History))--University of Pretoria, 2021.This thesis considers the relationship between Germany’s South-West African colony and its British South African counterparts (the Cape Colony, Natal, Rhodesia and, after the second Anglo-Boer War, the Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal) between 1883 and 1915. The chapters consider the complex and fraught relationship, including the British Government’s surprise and the Cape Government’s dismay following Germany’s establishment of the colony: the German public’s pro-Boer stance juxtaposed against the German Government’s refusal to intervene during the second Anglo-Boer War; the Cape Government’s dilemmas over whether to aid German South-West Africa (GSWA) during Germany’s quasi-genocidal campaigns against the Herero and the Nama; efforts to cooperate with German South-West Africa despite labour competition during the period of the unification of South Africa; and the period after 1910, when the diplomatic relationship became an affair of the Union of South Africa, which simultaneously pursued protectionist policy for South African trade, and bilateral cooperation concerning the diamond industry, as well as security along the border between 1911 and 1914. Finally, I consider the impact of the outbreak of the First World War, which saw Germany and GSWA offer support for an Afrikaner Rebellion to draw Britain’s attention away Europe and install a friendly government in South Africa, while also offering the Union an opportunity to conquer GSWA as part of its sub-imperial ambitions. Among the enduring themes are the interplay between political, economic and military developments, including border disputes, illicit trade, labour competition, and armed incursions led by non-state actors. In conclusion, I argue that as the idea of a South African federation progressed, it was driven in part by geopolitical factors and the desire to counter German imperialism. The British Government endorsed a South African union in part to create a South Africa strong enough to fend off German geopolitical threats.Historical and Heritage StudiesPhD (History)Unrestricte
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Toyi-Toyi-ing to freedom : the endgame in the ANC's armed struggle, 1989-1990
Get PDFThis article focuses on the twelve-month period between August 1989 and August 1990 which
proved to be the final year of the African National Congress’s (ANC) armed struggle against
the South African government. This period is interesting because it dramatised the central
paradox that existed throughout the ANC’s armed struggle, namely its material weakness that
was belied by its immense symbolic strength. In August 1989, the ANC’s proposals for
negotiations were accepted by African leaders, while in South Africa, F.W. de Klerk acceded
to the South African state presidency. These events considerably improved the prospects of a
negotiated settlement. However, by August 1990, the ANC and the South African government
had still not begun formal negotiations, and the bone of contention between them was the
ANC’s continued commitment to violence. This highlights the second key theme: namely, the
immense symbolic significance carried by the question of violence in the conflict. At stake was
the credibility of the ANC’s claims to be South Africa’s national liberation movement.
The ANC needed to perpetuate the notion of MK as an effective fighting force in order to
sustain its claim that negotiations had been achieved through its actions, and that it was
entering into talks on its own terms. Meanwhile for the government, these considerations
operated in reverse: it was anxious to counter the notion that the ANC had fought its way to
the negotiating table. This article will discuss how the two sides jostled over this question in
the period leading to the ANC’s unilateral suspension of its armed struggle in August 1990
The turn to armed struggle: International Dimensions, 1960-1967
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A historiography of South African Women's History from c. 1990, A survey of monographs, anthologies and journal articles
Get PDFDissertation (MHCS)--University of Pretoria, 2016.The essay is a historiography of South African Women's history. It seeks to take stock of how women's history has been accounted for since South Africa's political dispensation in 1990. It surveys monographs, anthologies and both local and international journals to determine if women's history has won its rightful place within the Historical Discipline. The essay traces this development by focusing on the volumes edited by Cherryl Walker (1990) and Nomboniso Gasa (2007), to determine if there has been improvement in the narratives within women's history. An attempt is taken to show that feminist and gender politics have had a great influence on women's history.Historical and Heritage StudiesUnrestricte
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