Revolution from above, rebellion from below : the agrarian Transvaal at the turn of the century
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Revolution from above, rebellion from below : the agrarian Transvaal at the turn of the century
（Oxford studies in African affairs）
Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1993
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-255) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is a study of rural society and struggle in the Transvaal during the watershed period of the early twentieth century. Though much has been written about the South African War and `Reconstruction' period, this is the first scholarly and comprehensive analysis of their impact on the agrarian Transvaal.
Jeremy Krikler analyses the `Revolution from Above' unleashed by British imperialism as it wrought changes of immense significance for the countryside. He explores the relationships between landowners and peasants, traces the struggle between them, and examines the agrarian changes attempted by the British after the war. It is an original, thoroughly researched, and lucidly written account, which illuminates our understanding of the South African War and its aftermath. It also offers new
insights into peasant struggles, and into the nature of private property and the colonial state in the Transvaal.
Table of Contents
- Agrarian class struggle and the South African War
- the restoration of class rule in the countryside
- mutations in the agrarian order
- the agrarian class structure of the post-war Transvall
- the struggle over tax
- struggles over land and labour. Appendices: the size of the black agrarian working classes on private property in the early 20th century Transvaal
- wage-rates for black farm-workers in the early 20th century Transvaal.
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