Author : O. Geyser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Bibliographies on South African Political History: Register of private document collections on the political history of South Africa since 1902 by : O. Geyser
Download or read book Bibliographies on South African Political History: Register of private document collections on the political history of South Africa since 1902 written by O. Geyser and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These three volumes contain a guide to archives and an extensive bibliography on South African and Namibian history, with special emphasis on political history in the 20th century. The register of document collections (vol. 1) gives the contents ofprivate collections of several administrators and colonial politicians involved in Namibian affairs, and there are separate chapters on Namibia in vol. 2 (256 items, p. 663-83) and in vol. 3 (658 items, p. 545-64). The sections on Namibia provide an unannotated list of books, theses, articles and documents, some of which are not easily available outside South Africa. The bibliographies are linked to the Institute for Contemporary History, University of the Orange Free State. INHC has one of South Africa's best collections of primary source material on contemporary political history, including the archives of the Namibian branch of the National Party. It has also an extensive press clipping system, and more than 20,000 articles and reports are selected each month from 33 South African newspapers and professional journals. (Eriksen/Moorsom 1989).
