Shula Marks

Black People and the South African War 1899-1902

by Peter Warwick

Published February 1 1984

Bold, Thievish and Not to Be Trusted

Shula Marks puts racial stereotypes in South Africa in historical perspective.

Published July 31 1981

South Africa - 'The Myth of the Empty Land'

Shula Marks examines the abundant archaeological evidence, much of it recently gathered, for the widespread settlement of South Africa before 1488 when Portuguese sailors first reached the Cape.

Published January 1 1980

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The Hudson's Bay Company was one of the central forces moulding the development of the vast tracts of land that today are Canada - but as Barry Gough explains here, the circumstances of its launch in 1670 also reveal much about the commercial forces, personalities and rivalries of Restoration England.