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[Source - Henry Fagan for FHYA, 2021: A paper by Elizabeth Eldredge submitted for the Mfecane Aftermath conference held at University of the Witwatersrand in September in 1991. The paper argues that Julian Cobbing's assertions of slavery stemming from Delagoa Bay are inadequate, but that he was correct to recognise slaving across the Cape Colony Frontier as a significant factor in the unrest in Eastern Cape region. Eldredge further argued that Jeff Guy's ecological argument was misleading given it examined stock-keeping but not arable land. Eldredge concluded that the Mfecane was caused by an interplay of intensifying economic and ecological factors.]
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Sources of Conflict in Southern Africa, ca 1800-1830 - The 'Mfecane' Reconsidered
[ Source of title : FHYA using Elizabeth Eldredge's material ]
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Elizabeth Eldredge could not be reached on the question of acquiring permission to upload this paper. Given the paper is of educational and research value and does not serve a commercial purpose, FHYA took the decision to upload the paper. It is subject to removal in the event that Eldredge requests that we do so.
[Source - Henry Fagan for FHYA, 2021: Written by Elizabeth Eldredge ahead of the Mfecane Aftermath conference in September 1991. Copies were printed and distributed for the conference's attendees, including Jan-Bart Gewald. The paper remained in Gewald's possession after the conference. C. 2014, he donated it along with all of the other Mfecane Aftermath conference papers to Leiden University Library. In 2021, Gewald's deposit of Mfecane Aftermath conference papers was uncovered by Ettore Morelli of FHYA. Following a request by FHYA, the papers were digitised by Leiden University Libraries for use in the FHYA's Spotlight on the Mfecane presentation. Uploaded by Benathi Marufu for EMANDULO in September 2021.]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2021- | Digitised by Leiden University Libraries in 2021 |
| Leiden University Libraries | Custody | c.2014- | Gifted to Leiden University Libraries by Jan-Bart Gewald c.2014 |
| Elizabeth Eldredge | Writing | before September 1991 |
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