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Also referred to as [[A.A. Balkema]] or simply [[Balkema]].
 
Also referred to as [[A.A. Balkema]] or simply [[Balkema]].
  
Publisher of what is known as the [[Albany Series]] of books on the 1820 settlers.  
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Founded by the [[Dutch]] and South African bookseller August Aimé Balkema (1906-1996)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Aim%C3%A9_Balkema] in 1946.
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Besides historical and academic publications, also a publisher of innovative and controversial literary works, including playtexts, such as [[Guy Butler]]'s, including ''[[The Dam]]'' (1953), ''[[Cape Charade]]'' (1968) and ''[[Take Root or Die]]'' (1970); [[Athol Fugard]]'s ''[[The Coat]]'' and [[Don Maclennan]]'s and ''[[The Third Degree]]'' (in one volume, subtitled "Two Experiments in Improvisation",  1971), 
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==Sources==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Aim%C3%A9_Balkema
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https://openlibrary.org/publishers/A.A._Balkema
  
Besides historical and academic publications, also a publisher of literary works, including playtexts, such as [[Guy Butler]]'s, including ''[[The Dam]]'' (1953), ''[[Cape Charade]]'' (1968) and ''[[Take Root or Die]]'' (1970); [[Athol Fugard]]'s ''[[The Coat]]'' and [[Don Maclennan]]'s and ''[[The Third Degree]]'' (in one volume, subtitled "Two Experiments in Improvisation",  1971), 
 
  
  

Revision as of 06:57, 28 September 2023

A.A. Balkema Publishers is a publishing house in Cape Town.

Also referred to as A.A. Balkema or simply Balkema.

Founded by the Dutch and South African bookseller August Aimé Balkema (1906-1996)[1] in 1946.

Besides historical and academic publications, also a publisher of innovative and controversial literary works, including playtexts, such as Guy Butler's, including The Dam (1953), Cape Charade (1968) and Take Root or Die (1970); Athol Fugard's The Coat and Don Maclennan's and The Third Degree (in one volume, subtitled "Two Experiments in Improvisation", 1971),

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Aim%C3%A9_Balkema

https://openlibrary.org/publishers/A.A._Balkema


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