Reading practices and literacy of Boer combatants in the South African War of 1899–1902

dc.contributor.authorPretorius, F. (Fransjohan)
dc.contributor.emailfransjohan.pretorius@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-08T10:04:46Z
dc.date.available2018-02-08T10:04:46Z
dc.date.issued2017-07
dc.description.abstractIn investigating the reading practices of Boer combatants during the South African War, diaries, letters, and reminiscences were consulted. The state of literacy reveals a picture of a small number of highly literate men, a larger group of adequately literate men, a still larger group of semi-literates, and the illiterate. Reading matter included the Bible, newspapers, and books. Issues raised are: Did literacy (or illiteracy) influence military decision-making or troop morale? Were certain works making some impact on the battlefield? Was the practical experience the Boers had gained before the war more successful in planning strategy and tactics than literacy?en_ZA
dc.description.departmentHistorical and Heritage Studiesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianhj2018en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Research Foundation in South Africaen_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://journals.sagepub.com/home/wihen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPretorius, F. 2017, 'Reading practices and literacy of Boer combatants in the South African War of 1899–1902', War in History, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 286-307.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0968-3445 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1477-0385 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1177/0968344516666421
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/63897
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSageen_ZA
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2017en_ZA
dc.subjectSouth African Waren_ZA
dc.subjectReading practicesen_ZA
dc.subjectReading matteren_ZA
dc.subjectMilitary decision-makingen_ZA
dc.subjectBoer literacyen_ZA
dc.subjectBoer strategy and tacticsen_ZA
dc.titleReading practices and literacy of Boer combatants in the South African War of 1899–1902en_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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