Browsing JCH 2015 Volume 40 Issue 1 by Issue Date
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The coming revolution: Julius Malema and the fight for economic freedom, Floyd Shivambu (Ed.): book review
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The role of the speaker in post-apartheid South Africa: political impartiality or partisanship?
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)The role of the Speaker in the South African Parliament has recently being steeped in controversy when the sitting Speaker, Ms Baleka Mbete, was accused of partiality and strong partisanship towards the ruling party. ... -
A history of the Waterlit Collection (1974-1999): a hard copy research collection on water studies and its digital catalogue
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)In the second half of the twentieth century, South Africa built up a reputation as one of the foremost countries of the world in terms of water infrastructure development. Dam projects such as the Orange River Scheme and ... -
'n Historiese persepktief op die kapelaansvrouekomitee, c. 1970-1990
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)This article forms part of a project in which the history of military chaplains in South Africa is traced. One of the neglected aspects of military chaplaincy is the role and influence of the spouses of military chaplains. ... -
"In case of emergency". South African states of emergency, CA. 1985-1988: synopsis and chronology
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)Due to a combination of socio- economic and political factors, apartheid-South Africa erupted in violent political conflict during the early 1980s. For most of the decade that preceded the transition to majority rule, ... -
A kind of magic: the political marketing of the ANC, Rushil Ranchod: book review
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015)Abstract not available -
South Africa's water heritage and its future preservation: establishing a water research archive for water-related information sources
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015-06)Archives and records are the tools that facilitate transparency, accountability and preserve collective social memory. They provide the mirror revealing governance, providing administrative and technical measuring ... -
"Kan die vrou haar volk dien deur haar huis?": Afrikanerpolitiek en vrou in die Ossewa-Brandwag, 1942 tot 1954
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015-06)The “Ossewa-Brandwag” (OB or Oxwagon Sentinel) was a mass-movement of Afrikaners following a non-party political strategy in order to gain power in a white dominated South Africa. The organisation, which gained its highest ... -
An analytical perspective of Afrikaner ideological hegemony (1961-1980): the role of politics and rugby
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015-06)Afrikaner ideological hegemony was well established in the decade 1961-1970, both on the political terrain and on the rugby field. In both instances, Afrikaner political prowess and masculinity were dominant and Afrikaner ... -
South Africa in the international arms trade network (ATN) during national party rule (1948-1994): a network analysis
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015-06)Network theory has become a key theoretical framework with which to study complex systems, and a large number of studies have investigated the structure of the World Trade Network (WTN) within this paradigm. This article ... -
" One of the architects of our democracy": Colin Eglin, the Progressive Federal Party and the leadership of the official parliamentary opposition, 1977-1979 and 1986-1987
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015-06)The political career of Colin Eglin, leader of the Progressive Federal Party (PFP) and the official parliamentary opposition between 1977‑1979 and 1986‑1987, is proof that personality matters in politics and can make a ... -
A history of Collegians rugby club's survival: from apartheid to democracy
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2015-06)Since the establishment of democracy in 1994, South African sport has been influenced deeply by sociopolitical and economic changes. Political transformation and professionalization emerged as elements that define the ...