Identity and Interaction: a defence of Natal history

"Identity and Interaction: a Defence of Natal History", published in the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, xxii (1994), 317-31, is now (2024) edited with an Introduction as "The concept of Natal history: a useful tool for exploring South Africa's past?":
https://www.gedmartin.net/martinalia-mainmenu-3/410-concept-natal-history.

The original article is reproduced below.