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Murder, social banditry, and Irish identities: reflections on a case study of the Old Transvaal.
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Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa . Feb2011, Vol. 66 Issue 1, p1-8. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Charles Van Onselen's Masked Raiders is reviewed comparatively to suggest that Irish identities are always contested; that during early capitalist competition, like that in the Old Transvaal before Union, amateur 'primitive rebels' or 'outlaw heroes' cannot match harder professional accumulators, like Cecil John Rhodes; that murder is not heroic; that subaltern history is inevitably about subalterns, who cannot rationally be promoted to 'lead the parade'; and that Rhodes and his ilk made a major contribution to the long run project, begun in the 17th century, which culminated in English's dominating the world by the 21st century; whereas the primitive bandits in question, whether hanged, shot dead, jailed or escaped, were largely irrelevant to history, despite the fascination with which humans approach the murderous criminal mind. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SOUTH African War, 1899-1902
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SOUTH African history
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0035919X
- Volume :
- 66
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 60040962
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2011.564434