New Babylon, new Nineveh : everyday life on the Witwatersrand, 1886-1914

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Title:

Author:

Van Onselen, Charles.

ISBN:

9781868421114

Personal Author:

Van Onselen, Charles.

Publication Information:

Johannesburg : Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2001.

Physical Description:

xix, 487 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

General Note:

"Second edition"--Page ix.

"Originally published in two volumes under the titles: Studies in the social and economic history of the Witwatersrand, 1886-1914, vol 1 New Babylon; vol 2 New Nineveh: everyday life on the Witwatersrand, 1886-1914"--Title page verso.

Geographic Term:

Witwatersrand (South Africa) -- Economic conditions.

Witwatersrand (South Africa) -- Social conditions.

Added Author:

Van Onselen, Charles. Studies in the social and economic history of the Witwatersrand, 1886-1914.

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Summary

Explores the past struggles of everyday people on the Witwatersrand, 1886-1914 which was a period of extraordinary social, political and economic change. This book also explores a host of practices, processes and problems which, in many ways, make for startling comparisons with modern-day South Africa.