Merchants, commissioners and wardmasters : municipal politics in Cape Town, 1840-1854

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dc.contributor.advisorLe Cordeur, B Aen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWarren, Digbyen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-22T07:55:05Z
dc.date.available2014-09-22T07:55:05Z
dc.date.issued1986en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 260-272.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractMerchants,Commissioners and Wardmasters: Municipal Politics in Cape Town, 1840-854 explores the social, political and economic changes and conflicts that helped to determine Cape Town's evolution in the mid nineteenth century. The focus lies on the dominant classes who were involved in municipal and colonial affairs. This study critically examines the thesis, first propounded by Tony Kirk, of class rivalry between Cape Town's 'aristocracy', the mercantile elite, and the rising commercial middle class which dominated the municipal executive. It also investigates the intra-institutional relations between the municipal commissioners (the executive) and wardmasters (members of the junior board of the municipality), and the role played by the municipality in Cape politics. In filling a gap that exists in the growing body of academic research on the history of Cape Town, this dissertation aims to make an original contribution to the field of South African urban history.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWarren, D. (1986). <i>Merchants, commissioners and wardmasters : municipal politics in Cape Town, 1840-1854</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7604en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWarren, Digby. <i>"Merchants, commissioners and wardmasters : municipal politics in Cape Town, 1840-1854."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7604en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWarren, D. 1986. Merchants, commissioners and wardmasters : municipal politics in Cape Town, 1840-1854. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Warren, Digby AB - Merchants,Commissioners and Wardmasters: Municipal Politics in Cape Town, 1840-854 explores the social, political and economic changes and conflicts that helped to determine Cape Town's evolution in the mid nineteenth century. The focus lies on the dominant classes who were involved in municipal and colonial affairs. This study critically examines the thesis, first propounded by Tony Kirk, of class rivalry between Cape Town's 'aristocracy', the mercantile elite, and the rising commercial middle class which dominated the municipal executive. It also investigates the intra-institutional relations between the municipal commissioners (the executive) and wardmasters (members of the junior board of the municipality), and the role played by the municipality in Cape politics. In filling a gap that exists in the growing body of academic research on the history of Cape Town, this dissertation aims to make an original contribution to the field of South African urban history. DA - 1986 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1986 T1 - Merchants, commissioners and wardmasters : municipal politics in Cape Town, 1840-1854 TI - Merchants, commissioners and wardmasters : municipal politics in Cape Town, 1840-1854 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7604 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/7604
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWarren D. Merchants, commissioners and wardmasters : municipal politics in Cape Town, 1840-1854. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Historical Studies, 1986 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/7604en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Historical Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherAfrican Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleMerchants, commissioners and wardmasters : municipal politics in Cape Town, 1840-1854en_ZA
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