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- 2002-2005 (Creation)
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62 digital interviews
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Biographical history
Chris Bolsmann is a South African sociologist. His research and teaching interests are in the social history of sport with specific emphasis on association football. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Warwick in Britain in 2006. He completed his MA and BA degrees at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. He has taught amongst others at the Universities of Pretoria and Johannesburg in South Africa, the University of Seoul in South Korea and the University of Warwick and Aston University in Britain. He is presently working as Professor of Sports Studies, in the Department of Kinesiology, at the California State University Northridge.
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The collection was submitted by Dr Chris Bolsmann in digital format.
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The collection contains 62 interviews with representatives from labour and corporate relating to the auto industry in South Africa, particularly the German company Volkswagen. It also contains his PhD thesis, which he submitted in 2005 and for which the interviews were conducted.
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The audio files of the interviews as well as the PDF of the PhD thesis can be accessed in the Reading Room of Historical Papers. There are no transcripts.
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PhD thesis submitted by Chris Bolsmann to the University of Warwick in 2005, entitled "Trade Union Internationalism and Solidarity in the Auto Industry: Fighting Apartheid and Engaging with Globalisation".
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2019