Author: Van Onselen, Charles.
Title: Studies in the Social and Economic History of the Witwatersrand 1886-1914. Vol. 1 New Babylon. Vol. 2 New Nineveh.
Description: Ravan Press. Johannesburg 1982. Vol.1 isbn 9780869752104 Two volumes. Printed wraps. 213pp + 220pp softcovers. 8vo. 0.6kg. Vol.1: G-VG, ownership inscription. Vol.2: VG, no inscription. ISBN: 9780869752111 This history deals with human consequences of the political and economic changes of this period and chronicles the struggles of people seeking dignity and security within a capitalist world over which they had no control. The first volume deals mainly with the liquor sellers, the prostitutes and the cab drivers, while the second is concerned with the domestic servants who serviced the needs of the white middle class.

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