Beyond ‘Reading’ Materials: Trace (on Trace) and Value
Fig. 1: Letter addressed to the Controller of Customs, Cape Town, regarding the seizure of a case of imported (second-hand) clothing and including descriptions of customs officials’ ‘reading’ of the textiles therein, National Archives of South Africa, Cape Town Archives Repository, T vol. 1134 no. 3858/1908. Photo: Agnes Piekacz. In the early 20th century, British colonial government representatives introduced a new tariff schedule in British-South Africa. At the docksides of British-South A...
Publication Details
- Journal
- Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra)
- Published
- 2025-06-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.58079/142v1
- Primary Topic
- South African History and Culture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00