Author: Charles Van Onselen
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Available for the first time in one volume, this book explores the Past struggles of everyday people on the Witwatersrand, 1886-1914. This was a period of extraordinary social, political and economic change. Charles van Onselen explores a host of practices, processes and problems which, in many ways, make for startling comparisons with modern-clay South Africa. "New Babylon" and "New Nineveh" were originally published in London in 1982. They contain a brief exploration of mining enterprise on the Rand at that time, which sets the scene for eight essays that cover diverse aspects of the unpredictable and fascinating social developments that accompanied industrialisation and urbanisation in the years leading up to the First World War. Van Onselen investigates the pervasive, but highly problematic use of alcohol and prostitution, which were used to control both Black and White mine workers, by the state and the mine owners. He also explains that the direct consequence of this was the emergence of powerful east European criminal syndicates, who brought in women to work in the taverns and brothels that were numerous at the time. This exploitation of the lifestyle of the single miners later gave way to the official encouragement of working-class family life. This gave rise to the advent of domestic servants and the introduction of a systematic programme of sub-urbanisation and cheap public transport. We see how not even these developments were able to protect the poorest and weakest South Africans of the time -- the Afrikaners and the Blacks. Van Onselen explains how Afrikaner unemployment and an affinity for trade unionism were paralleled by further marginalisation, black unemployment and the resultant formation of prison gangs, which flourish even to the present day.
New Babylon New Nineveh
Author: Charles Von Onselen
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN: 1868425657
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Available again in a single volume, New Babylon, New Nineveh explores the past struggles of everyday people on the Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1886-1914. This was a period of extraordinary social, political and economic change. Charles van Onselen examines a host of practices, processes and problems which, in many ways, make for startling comparisons with modern-day South Africa. Van Onselen investigates the pervasive, but highly problematic use of alcohol and prostitution, which were used to control both black and white mine workers, by the state and the mine owners. This exploitation of the lifestyle of the single miners later gave way to the official encouragement of working-class family life. This gave rise to the advent of domestic servants and the introduction of a systematic programme of suburbanisation and cheap public transportation. We see how not even these developments were able to protect the poorest and weakest South Africans of the time. Van Onselen explains how Afrikaner unemployment and an affinity for trade unionism were paralleled by further marginalisation, black unemployment and the resultant formation of prison gangs, which flourish even to the present day.
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN: 1868425657
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Available again in a single volume, New Babylon, New Nineveh explores the past struggles of everyday people on the Witwatersrand, South Africa, 1886-1914. This was a period of extraordinary social, political and economic change. Charles van Onselen examines a host of practices, processes and problems which, in many ways, make for startling comparisons with modern-day South Africa. Van Onselen investigates the pervasive, but highly problematic use of alcohol and prostitution, which were used to control both black and white mine workers, by the state and the mine owners. This exploitation of the lifestyle of the single miners later gave way to the official encouragement of working-class family life. This gave rise to the advent of domestic servants and the introduction of a systematic programme of suburbanisation and cheap public transportation. We see how not even these developments were able to protect the poorest and weakest South Africans of the time. Van Onselen explains how Afrikaner unemployment and an affinity for trade unionism were paralleled by further marginalisation, black unemployment and the resultant formation of prison gangs, which flourish even to the present day.
Nineveh and Babylon
Author: Austen Henry Layard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armenia
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armenia
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Discoveries Among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon
Author: Austen Henry Layard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeological expeditions
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeological expeditions
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
Babylon and Nineveh Through American Eyes
Author: Sullivan Holman M’Collester
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Babylon (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Babylon (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Babylon, and Nineveh. [2 pt. A reissue of Babylon and the banks of the Euphrates, and Nineveh and the Tigris].
Author: Babylon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Johannesburg
Author: Keith Sidney Orrock Beavon
Publisher: Unisa Press
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Until now there has been no single text that brings together the material that reveals the unfolding geography of Johannesburg, South Africa. This books describes the history of the city from its days as a mining camp to its position of premier metropolis in Africa.
Publisher: Unisa Press
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Until now there has been no single text that brings together the material that reveals the unfolding geography of Johannesburg, South Africa. This books describes the history of the city from its days as a mining camp to its position of premier metropolis in Africa.
7. Reports of... Nineveh and Babylon
Author: R.C. Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon
Author: Stephanie Dalley
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199662266
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Where was the Hanging Garden of Babylon and what did it look like ? Why did the ancient Greeks and Romans consider it to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World? Renowned Babylonian expert Stephanie Dalley delves into the legends filled with myth and mystery to piece together the enigmatic history of this elusive world wonder.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199662266
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Where was the Hanging Garden of Babylon and what did it look like ? Why did the ancient Greeks and Romans consider it to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World? Renowned Babylonian expert Stephanie Dalley delves into the legends filled with myth and mystery to piece together the enigmatic history of this elusive world wonder.
Babylon and Nineveh Through American Eyes
Author: Sullivan Holman M'Collester
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781340944988
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781340944988
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Nineveh and Babylon
Author: Austen Henry Layard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeological expeditions
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeological expeditions
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description