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Edition 9 (1997) Winner
Charles van Onselen
チャールズ・ヴァン・オンセレン
Chāruzu van Onseren
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1944-08-14 （Boksburg, Transvaal province, Union of South Africa）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- South Africa
Career
- Occupations
- historian, researcher
- Active Years
- 1974-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Pretoria
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes University | — | — | B.Sc. and U.E.D. | — | South Africa |
| University of the Witwatersrand | — | — | B.A. Hons. | — | South Africa |
| Oxford University | — | — | D.Phil. | — | United Kingdom |
| Rhodes University | — | — | D.Lit. (Honoris Causa) | — | South Africa |
Rhodes University
Degree:
B.Sc. and U.E.D.
Country:
South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand
Degree:
B.A. Hons.
Country:
South Africa
Oxford University
Degree:
D.Phil.
Year of Graduation:
1974
Country:
United Kingdom
Thesis: African mine labour in Southern Rhodesia, 1900-1933
Rhodes University
Degree:
D.Lit. (Honoris Causa)
Country:
South Africa
Honorary degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Alan Paton Award | The Seed is Mine | — | — | winner |
| 2021 | Academy of Science of South Africa Humanities Book Prize | — | — | Academy of Science of South Africa | winner |
Alan Paton Award
1997
Work:
The Seed is Mine
Result:
winner
Academy of Science of South Africa Humanities Book Prize
2021
Organization:
Academy of Science of South Africa
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1997) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Seed is Mine: The Life of Kas Maine, a South African Sharecropper 1894–1985
1996 BiographyA detailed and compelling history of the effect of South Africa's Land Laws on one man and his family.
Land LawsSharecropper life
New Babylon New Nineveh: Everyday life on the Witwatersrand 1886–1914
1982 Social and economic historyA social and economic history of the late nineteenth/early twentieth century Witwatersrand.
WitwatersrandEveryday life
The Fox and the Flies: The Secret Life of a Grotesque Master Criminal
2007 Crime historyA social, political, and economic history of the Trans-Atlantic underworld from about 1890 until 1918.
CrimeJack the Ripper
Bibliography
- Chibaro: African mine labour in Southern Rhodesia, 1900-1933
- Studies in the Social and Economic History of the Witwatersrand, 1886–1914: Volume I: New Babylon, Volume II: New Nineveh
- The Small Matter of a Horse: The Life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula, 1867-1948
- The Seed is Mine: The Life of Kas Maine, A South African Sharecropper, 1894-1985
- The Fox and the Flies: The Secret Life of a Grotesque Master Criminal
- Masked Raiders: Irish Banditry in Southern Africa, 1880-1899
- Showdown at the Red Lion: The Life and Times of Jack McLoughlin, 1859-1910
- The Cowboy Capitalist: John Hays Hammond, The American West, and the Jameson Raid
- The Night Trains
Legacy
A prominent South African historian specializing in the social and economic history of the Witwatersrand and crime history, known for detailed research.
Trivia
- Married to Belinda Bozzoli, with three children including Gareth van Onselen.