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The Transatlantic World of William Bloke Modisane, 1951-1986
In South African literary and intellectual history, critical perspectives on Bloke Modisane have largely centred on the singular achievement of his only published book Blame Me on History. While the book remains both a ... -
Associational Life, Print Culture and Political Thought in Najaf, 1905-c.1941
This thesis analyses Najafi intellectual and political activity in the first half of the twentieth century. One of the most important Shi’i religious and scholarly cities in the world, Najaf was transformed by the momentous ... -
Chivalric Culture and the Librairie du Louvre's Textual Community, 1368-1477
Charles V, king of France (1338-1380, r.1364-1380), transformed the Louvre palace's former falconry tower into a library consisting of three rooms, one on top of the other, and which housed over nine hundred volumes during ... -
Settler and Administration Antagonism in Colonial German East Africa, 1885-1925
This dissertation argues that a study of the distinct experiences of the colonialism of settlers, administration in German East Africa, and the metropolitan government in Germany provides a more nuanced understanding of ...
