The growth of Cape Town commerce and the role of John Fairbairn's Advertiser, 1835-1859

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dc.contributor.advisorPhimister, Ian Ren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMeltzer, Jaqueline Lalouen_ZA
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dc.date.issued1989en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 217-231.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis basically traces the expansion of commerce in Cape Town with particular reference to company growth from 1835 to 1859. Situated within the field of economic history, the nature of the study is primarily economic, though it attempts to avoid any narrow economic determinism, accepting the basic premise that the most useful method remains an inter-disciplinary approach. The content, however, acknowledges the importance of class in historical interpretation. The commercial bourgeoisie (defined as wholesale merchants, wholesalers-retailers and financiers) thus assumes a central place in discussion here. Yet, inextricably bound up with the history of commerce during the period is the editorial role of John Fairbairn. This connection was immediately apparent, once one began reading Cape Town's leading newspaper, the South African Commercial Advertiser, of which Fairbairn was sole editor between 1835 and 1859. His comments in the paper's editorial columns reveal his intense interest in and his identification with commercial developments. His commercial orientation, whether in debates concerning the advantages of free trade, slave emancipation, the usury law, joint-stock companies or in his reporting of relevant extracts from overseas newspapers, government economic statistics and company reports, led to the coupling in this thesis of the role of John Fairbairn with the history of commerce. Indeed it is the years of Fairbairn's sole editorship which provided one of the most important reasons for the chronological framework employed in the study, viz. 1835-1859. Despite the importance with which historians regard Fairbairn, it is surprising how little his role in the economic sphere has been acknowledged, when considering the vigour of the economic campaigns he conducted in his newspaper.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMeltzer, J. L. (1989). <i>The growth of Cape Town commerce and the role of John Fairbairn's Advertiser, 1835-1859</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15860en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMeltzer, Jaqueline Lalou. <i>"The growth of Cape Town commerce and the role of John Fairbairn's Advertiser, 1835-1859."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15860en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMeltzer, J. 1989. The growth of Cape Town commerce and the role of John Fairbairn's Advertiser, 1835-1859. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Meltzer, Jaqueline Lalou AB - This thesis basically traces the expansion of commerce in Cape Town with particular reference to company growth from 1835 to 1859. Situated within the field of economic history, the nature of the study is primarily economic, though it attempts to avoid any narrow economic determinism, accepting the basic premise that the most useful method remains an inter-disciplinary approach. The content, however, acknowledges the importance of class in historical interpretation. The commercial bourgeoisie (defined as wholesale merchants, wholesalers-retailers and financiers) thus assumes a central place in discussion here. Yet, inextricably bound up with the history of commerce during the period is the editorial role of John Fairbairn. This connection was immediately apparent, once one began reading Cape Town's leading newspaper, the South African Commercial Advertiser, of which Fairbairn was sole editor between 1835 and 1859. His comments in the paper's editorial columns reveal his intense interest in and his identification with commercial developments. His commercial orientation, whether in debates concerning the advantages of free trade, slave emancipation, the usury law, joint-stock companies or in his reporting of relevant extracts from overseas newspapers, government economic statistics and company reports, led to the coupling in this thesis of the role of John Fairbairn with the history of commerce. Indeed it is the years of Fairbairn's sole editorship which provided one of the most important reasons for the chronological framework employed in the study, viz. 1835-1859. Despite the importance with which historians regard Fairbairn, it is surprising how little his role in the economic sphere has been acknowledged, when considering the vigour of the economic campaigns he conducted in his newspaper. DA - 1989 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1989 T1 - The growth of Cape Town commerce and the role of John Fairbairn's Advertiser, 1835-1859 TI - The growth of Cape Town commerce and the role of John Fairbairn's Advertiser, 1835-1859 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15860 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15860
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMeltzer JL. The growth of Cape Town commerce and the role of John Fairbairn's Advertiser, 1835-1859. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 1989 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15860en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomic Historyen_ZA
dc.titleThe growth of Cape Town commerce and the role of John Fairbairn's Advertiser, 1835-1859en_ZA
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