Browsing New Contree by Subject "Regional history"
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Bloemfontein (1848-2015), mapping eight moments in time: Measuring and appreciating that which is nearest
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)Maps represent more than physical reality. More significantly, they beckon that which is nearest; the life-care-place totality in which lived space is best understood as place, and lived time is best understood as care. ... -
Regional, local, urban and rural history as nearby spaces and places: historiographical and methodological reflections.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)The purpose of this article is to review the almost 50 years of formal regional and local history research practices in South Africa under the umbrella of a variety of rural and urban trends, themes and phenomena. This ... -
Streeksgeskiedskrywing en koloniale verhoudinge: die Wes-Kaapse platteland en die Karoo.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2009)• Summary: Scholars who specialize in local or regional history study the characteristics and development of a society on a micro-level. These characteristics include demographic, economic, social, political, juridical, ...