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OverviewWITS: The Early Years is a history of the University up to 1939. First established in 1922, the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg developed out of the South African School of Mines in Kimberley circa 1896. Examining the historical foundations, the struggle to establish a university in Johannesburg, and the progress of the University in the two decades prior to World War II, historian Bruce Murray captures the quality and texture of life in the early years of Wits University and the personalities who enlivened it and contributed to its growth. Particular attention is given to the wider issues and the challenges which faced Wits in its formative years. The book examines the role Wits came to occupy as a major centre of liberal thought and criticism in South Africa, its contribution to the development of the professions of the country, the relationship of its research to the wider society, and its attempts to grapple with a range of peculiarly South African problems, such as the admission of black students to the University and the relations of English- and Afrikaans-speaking white students within it. This edition of WITS: The Early Years is republished in the University's centenary year with a preface by Keith Breckenridge, who writes, 'In the republication of Murray's two volume history of Wits, readers have an opportunity to explore the often dramatic and contested story of this university ... Murray produced an intimate, almost scandalous intellectual history of the institution that served as his home for practically half a century.' Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bruce Murray , Keith BreckenridgePublisher: Wits University Press Imprint: Wits University Press ISBN: 9781776148080ISBN 10: 1776148088 Pages: 412 Publication Date: 01 September 2022 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsForeword by D.J. du Plessis Foreword by Keith Breckenridge Acknowledgements Abbreviation Part I: Prelude to a University Chapter 1 False Start: Milner, Beit, and Smuts Chapter 2 From School of Mines to University Part II: The New University Chapter 3 A Turbulent Beginning Chapter 4 Administration, Finance, and Buildings Chapter 5 Arts and Science Chapter 6 The Professional Faculties Part III: Raikes: The First Decade Chapter 7 Depression and Recovery Chapter 8 Ascendancy of the Professions Part IV: Students and Special Issues Chapter 9 Questions of Discrimination Chapter 10 Student Life A Note on Sources IndexReviewsAuthor InformationBruce Murray was Professor Emeritus of History at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. He is the author of The People's Budget 1909/10: Lloyd George and Liberal Politics and WITS: The Early Years. Keith Breckenridge is a professor of History and Deputy Director at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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