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The development of Cape Town's waterfront in the earlier nineteenth century: history and archaeology of the North Wharf (1993)
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Saitowitz, S., Seemann, U., & Hall, M. (1993). The development of Cape Town's waterfront in the earlier nineteenth century: history and archaeology of the North Wharf

In 1836, prominent shipowners, merchants and others concerned with the commerce of the Cape Colony and the safety of passengers and crews of ships, petitioned Governments to improve maritime conditions in Table Bay. This action resulted in approval f... Read More about The development of Cape Town's waterfront in the earlier nineteenth century: history and archaeology of the North Wharf.

Union autonomy, a terminal case in the UK? A comparison with the approach in other European countries and the USA (1993)
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Fosh, P., Morris, H., Martin, R., Smith, P., & Undy, R. (1993). Union autonomy, a terminal case in the UK? A comparison with the approach in other European countries and the USA. Employee Relations, 15(3), 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425459310038852

Since 1979, the Conservative government in the UK has introduced wide-ranging and detailed regulations for the conduct of union internal affairs; a number of other Western industrialized countries have not done so (or have not done so to the same ext... Read More about Union autonomy, a terminal case in the UK? A comparison with the approach in other European countries and the USA.

Union autonomy in context: An international comparison (1993)
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Fosh, P., Morris, H., Martin, R., Smith, P., & Undy, R. (1993). Union autonomy in context: An international comparison. Employee Relations, 15(4), 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425459310043306

This is the second of two linked articles on the question of union autonomy; the first appeared in the previous issue of this journal. It considers state control and approach to union autonomy in the wider context of state controls on unions' bargain... Read More about Union autonomy in context: An international comparison.

Ballots and Union Government in the 1980s (1993)
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Smith, P., Fosh, P., Martin, R., Morris, H., & Undy, R. (1993). Ballots and Union Government in the 1980s. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 31(3), 365. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.1993.tb00403.x

During the 1980s the Conservative government argued that trade unions' leaders and policies did not accurately reflect the views of their members. Accordingly, the Trade Union Act 1984 required that all voting members of union principal executive com... Read More about Ballots and Union Government in the 1980s.

Provenance studies for stone from the Castle gateway, Cape Town (1993)
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Hall, M., Miller, D., & Moore, J. (1993). Provenance studies for stone from the Castle gateway, Cape Town. South African Journal of Science, 89(3), 110-112

Historical buildings often have complex architectural histories which are difficult to unravel from archival and archaeological sources alone. Provenance studies of stone used to build the gate of Cape Town's Castle suggest that this ornamental archw... Read More about Provenance studies for stone from the Castle gateway, Cape Town.

The archaeology of colonial settlement in Southern Africa (1993)
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Hall, M. (1993). The archaeology of colonial settlement in Southern Africa. Annual Review of Anthropology, 22, 177-200

When European mercantile adventurers began pushing back the outer rim of their directly-known world in the second half of the fifteenth century, they had already invented Africa...

The archaeology of Paradise (1993)
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Hall, M., Malan, A., Amann, S., Honeyman, L., Kiser, T., & Ritchie, G. (1993). The archaeology of Paradise

Excavations at the Dutch East India Company post of Paradise have revealed a well-dated, stratified sequence of architectural change at a single location. The main house and outbuildings were substantially rebuilt or altered during the site's occupat... Read More about The archaeology of Paradise.

Raymond Williams and local cultures (1991)
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Longhurst, B. (1991). Raymond Williams and local cultures. Environment and Planning A, 23(2), 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1068/a230229

In this paper it is maintained that Raymond Williams's writings on culture are of great importance to current developments in cultural geography. His work is periodised into three stages and its different subject matters identified. An interpretation... Read More about Raymond Williams and local cultures.

The decollectivisation of trade unions? Ballots and collective bargaining in the 1980s (1991)
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Martin, R., Fosh, P., Morris, H., Smith, P., & Undy, R. (1991). The decollectivisation of trade unions? Ballots and collective bargaining in the 1980s. Industrial Relations Journal, 22(3), 197. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2338.1991.tb00637.x

Balloting has been held to undermine collective decision making within unions. This article, based upon analysis of the rule books of all TUC affiliated unions and case study material, outlines the law on balloting and collective bargaining, and exam... Read More about The decollectivisation of trade unions? Ballots and collective bargaining in the 1980s.

High and low in the townscapes of Dutch South America and South Africa: the dialectics of material culture (1991)
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Hall, M. (1991). High and low in the townscapes of Dutch South America and South Africa: the dialectics of material culture. Social Dynamics, 17(2), 41-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/02533959108458512

The Dutch East and West India Companies established colonies in the Caribbean, Brazil and at the Cape of Good Hope. The resulting townscapes can be read as artefacts of domination - attempts to stamp order on the chaos of newly-colonized lands. But a... Read More about High and low in the townscapes of Dutch South America and South Africa: the dialectics of material culture.

A stone wall out of the earth that thundering cannon cannot destroy: bastion and moat at the Castle, Cape Town (1990)
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Hall, M., Halkett, D., Vanbeek, P., & Klose, J. (1990). A stone wall out of the earth that thundering cannon cannot destroy: bastion and moat at the Castle, Cape Town. Social Dynamics, 16(1), 22-37. https://doi.org/10.1080/02533959008458483

Although the urgency with which the Dutch East India Company administration at the Cape built defensive works was a direct result of their fear of attack from both land and sea, there was an additional imperative, for the Castle at Cape Town stood as... Read More about A stone wall out of the earth that thundering cannon cannot destroy: bastion and moat at the Castle, Cape Town.

The Barrack Street well: images of a Cape Town household in the nineteenth century (1990)
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Hall, M., Halkett, D., Klose, J., Ritchie, G., & Poggenpoel, C. (1990). The Barrack Street well: images of a Cape Town household in the nineteenth century. South African archaeological bulletin, 45(152), 73-92

This paper describes the results of excavation of well deposits from Barrack Street, Cape Town. The sequence starts with an assemblage dated to the late eighteenth century and continues, with a clear stratigraphy, until the late nineteenth century. A... Read More about The Barrack Street well: images of a Cape Town household in the nineteenth century.

Standardized analyses of glass trade beads from Mgungundlovu and Ondini, nineteenth century Zulu capitals (1989)
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Van der Merwe, N., Saitowitz, S., Thackeray, J., Hall, M., & Poggenpoel, C. (1989). Standardized analyses of glass trade beads from Mgungundlovu and Ondini, nineteenth century Zulu capitals. South African archaeological bulletin, 44, 98-104

Renewed interest has been generated in studies of beads from southern African Iron Age sites. Statistical analyses of bead frequencies can now be undertaken, making use of a standardized, internationally recognized classification scheme. Large sample... Read More about Standardized analyses of glass trade beads from Mgungundlovu and Ondini, nineteenth century Zulu capitals.

Class, consumption and voting : an ecological analysis of wards and towns in the 1980 local elections in England (1988)
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Warde, A., Savage, M., Longhurst, B., & Martin, A. (1988). Class, consumption and voting : an ecological analysis of wards and towns in the 1980 local elections in England. https://doi.org/10.1016/0260-9827%2888%2990004-3

This paper examines a number of claims about the origins of changing spatial patterns of voting behaviour in Britain. Reporting the results of an ecological analysis of voting behaviour at ward level in the 1980 local elections, it addresses argument... Read More about Class, consumption and voting : an ecological analysis of wards and towns in the 1980 local elections in England.