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'''David Norman Beach''' (28 June 1943 – 15 February 1999) was a [[Zimbabwe]]an historian.<ref name="Zeek">{{cite journal|last=Malaba|first=M.Z. |
'''David Norman Beach''' (28 June 1943 – 15 February 1999) was a [[Zimbabwe]]an historian.<ref name="Zeek">{{cite journal|last=Malaba|first=M.Z.|title=David Norman Beach, 1943—1999|journal=[[Africa (journal)|Africa]]|volume=69|pages=448–449|jstor=1161217|issue=3|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|year=1999}}</ref> He worked at the [[INTAF|Ministry of Internal Affairs]], and the [[University of Zimbabwe]] and pioneered the documentation of oral traditions in Zimbabwe.<ref name="Innocent">{{cite journal|last=Pikirayi|first=I|title=David Beach, Shona history and the archaeology of Zimbabwe|journal=Zambezia|volume=26|pages=135–144|publisher=[[University of Zimbabwe]]|location=Harare|year=1999|url=http://archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/African%20Journals/pdfs/Journal%20of%20the%20University%20of%20Zimbabwe/vol26n2/juz026002003.pdf|issn=0379-0622}}</ref> In his work on [[Great Zimbabwe]], Beach has promoted the interpretation of the different complexes as dwellings of successive rulers, opposing the structuralist tradition favoured by historians such as [[Thomas Huffman|Huffman]].<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1086/204698|title=Cognitive Archaeology and Imaginary History at Great Zimbabwe|year=1998|last1=Beach|first1=David|author-link=David Beach (historian)|journal=Current Anthropology|volume=39|pages=47}}</ref> |
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David Norman Beach | |
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| Born | 28 June 1943 Midlands, England, UK |
| Died | 15 February 1999 |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town |
| Known for | Precolonial history of the Mashona[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History of Zimbabwe Oral history |
| Institutions | University of Cape Town University of Zimbabwe[1] |
David Norman Beach (28 June 1943 – 15 February 1999) was a Zimbabwean historian.[1] He worked at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the University of Zimbabwe and pioneered the documentation of oral traditions in Zimbabwe.[2] In his work on Great Zimbabwe, Beach has promoted the interpretation of the different complexes as dwellings of successive rulers, opposing the structuralist tradition favoured by historians such as Huffman.[3]
References
- ^ a b Malaba, M.Z. (1999). "David Norman Beach, 1943—1999". Africa. 69 (3). Edinburgh University Press: 448–449. JSTOR 1161217.
- ^ a b Pikirayi, I (1999). "David Beach, Shona history and the archaeology of Zimbabwe" (PDF). Zambezia. 26. Harare: University of Zimbabwe: 135–144. ISSN 0379-0622.
- ^ Beach, David (1998). "Cognitive Archaeology and Imaginary History at Great Zimbabwe". Current Anthropology. 39: 47. doi:10.1086/204698.
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