Doctoral Degrees (History)
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The arms and armour of the armies of Antiochus III from the Median Revolt to the Battle of Magnesia (221-190 BC)
(2020)By the time Antiochus III inherited the throne, the Seleucid empire, plagued by political infighting and revolts, was crumbling around him. Setting out to restore his kingdom to its former extent from Thrace in the west, ... -
Constraints on multiparty democracy in Zimbabwe: opposition politics and Zanu-PF (1980-2015).
(2018)This study is informed by Gramsci’s hegemony theory complemented by instrumentalism to analyse the constraints on multiparty democracy under the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) government. Zimbabwe ... -
The destruction and remarking of 'community' : a case study of the magazine barracks residents' relocation to Chatsworth.
(2016)The forced removals resulting from the implementation of the National Party Government’s Group Areas Act (1950) have had drastic implications for millions of South Africans across the country. Not surprisingly, there is a ... -
The levying of forced African labour and military service by the colonial state of Natal.
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Daily struggles : private print media, the state, and democratic governance in Zimbabwe in the case of the Africa Daily News (1956-1964) and the Daily News (1999-2003).
(2014)This thesis employs Jurgen Habermas’ theory of public sphere as an analytical tool to consider the role played by two popular private newspapers in the struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe, one case from colonial Rhodesia ... -
A history of political violence in KwaShange, Vulindlela district and of its effects on the memories of survivors (1987-2008)
(2013)The political violence and vigilante activities that characterised Natal and Zululand between 1985 and 1996 had numerous causes. The formation of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in 1983 contributed to the rise of ... -
Durban 1824-1910 : the formation of a settler elite and its role in the development of a colonial city.
(1994)The formation of a settler elite and its role in colonial Durban's urban development between 1854 and 1910 have been studied. In this instance of early colonial capitalism, local business leaders readily established an ... -
The Federal Party, 1953-1962 : an English-speaking reaction to Afrikaner nationalism.
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An analytical survey of the political career of Leander Starr Jameson, 1900-1912.
(1979)No abstract available. -
The question of 'Indian penetration' in the Durban area and Indian politics, 1940-1946.
(1983)No abstract available. -
Society, economy and criminal activity in colonial Natal, 1860-1893.
(1993)No abstract available. -
The Zulu royal family under the South African Government, 1910- 1933 : Solomon kaDinuzulu, Inkatha and Zulu nationalism.
(1985)No abstract available. -
The idea of a hermeneutic of history.
(1982)Constantly confronted by history, man has what may be termed a natural impulse to make sense of the past. And indeed, the past cannot be understood without also understanding the present. Thus that fundamental historical ... -
A severed umbilicus : infanticide and the concealment of birth in Natal, 1860-1935.
(2011)This dissertation is an historical examination of the crimes of infanticide and the concealment of birth in Natal between 1860 and 1935, where more than thirty such cases were tried before the Supreme, Magistrate, and ... -
The Customs Tariff and the development of secondary industry in South Africa with special reference to the period 1924-1939.
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The transfrontiersman : the career of John Dunn in Natal and Zululand 1834-1895.
(1980)No abstract available. -
The years of red dust : aspects of the effects of the great depression on Natal, 1929-1933.
(1994)The Great Depression has received relatively little attention from South African historians and economists. Most studies of the period concentrate almost exclusively on political aspects, and ignore the economic realities. ...
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