Shula Marks writes South African history about race, labour, health, gender and the development of segregation and apartheid. Her scholarship examines the social history behind political systems, including African working lives, medicine, mission institutions and the relationship between industrialisation and racial control. Edited volumes and monographs bring together archival research on South African society rather than offering broad popular narrative. Marks's writing is academic, analytical and evidence-heavy, aimed more at students and researchers than casual history readers. Her work fits South African history, apartheid studies, labour history and social history. Read more Less