Tshwane, Pretoria, Phelindaba : structure - agency interaction and the transformation of a South African region up to 1994, with prospects for the immediate future

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The overall purpose of this study was to investigate the transformation of a South
\nAfrican region, with the city of Pretoria at its core, from pre-historical times up to
\n1 994, and with consideration of the prospects for the immediate future, in terms of
\nthe dynamic nature of South African society. The names Tshwane, Pretoria and
\nPhelindaba in the title of the study refer to the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial
\neras in the historiography of the region and symbolize the notion of transformation.
\nThe aim was to contextualize, exemplify and understand structure-agency interaction,
\nwith particular emphasis on the territorial outcomes of the interrelationship between
\nidentity and place.
\nThe approach of the study was area specialization, based on the principles of
\ncontemporary locality and regional studies, and combining a structurationist ontology
\nwith the epistemology of postmodernism.
\nChapter 1 introduces the

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