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The Afrikaners: Biography of a People (Reconsiderations in Southern African History)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 968.0043936
EAN: 9780813922379
ISBN: 0813922372
Label: University Press of Virginia
Manufacturer: University Press of Virginia
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 732
Publication Date: May 01, 2003
Publisher: University Press of Virginia
Studio: University Press of Virginia
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Editorial Review:
"A history of the Afrikaners from the first European settlement to the present day written by a proud and even patriotic Afrikaner who is nevertheless critical in its approach and untainted by African nationalism. It includes an account of the origins and demise of apartheid that must rank as the most sober, objective, and comprehensive we have." --J. M. Coetzee
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Rating: - The best history of Afrikaners in print
This is the best book on the history of the Afrikaners despite its shortcommings. It is ironic that the policy of apartheid, which made Afrikaners a household name and a single Afrikaans word, a derogative international slogan, receives only 50 pages covering. In a timeline of their history this is befitting, although one might criticize it. Yet, one must also remember that Giliomee as sociologist published numerous books on the evils of apartheid. What is more dissapointing, is that he skipped a ... Read More
Rating: - 'n Moet! Stimulerende boek wat lees soos 'n roman
Nog nooit het ek geskiedenis so pakkend ervaar nie. Die boek lees soos 'n roman wat jy net nie kan neersit nie. En dit laat allerhande vrae -- dit bly jou by. Lees dit!
Rating: - The best book on South African history
This fascinating book is subtitled, "Biography of a People," and it certainly lives up to it. The book follows the history of the Boers of South Africa, from their arrival in the seventeenth century, through to the final collapse of apartheid and beyond (the book having been published in 2003). Along the way, the reader is treated to an in-depth and yet highly readable history that makes South African history come alive in an exciting and highly informative way.
I must say, this book ... Read More
Rating: - A marvelous fantastic account
A wonderful book and the first of its kind to bring the Afrikaner historical experience up to date. From their beginnings as Dutch colonizers to their Brutal wars with the Zulu as they trekked northward to escape British imperialism. The Dutch of Africa became a hardened and embittered people. As they grew from a paltry group of colonists to become their own tribe, whose roots in S. Africa predate the migration of the Zulu, they also became hardened against those who wanted to crush them, namely ... Read More
Rating: - A Wonderful full account
This is a wonderful new full account of the Afrikaner people of South Africa. This narrative history ranges from the first Dutch settlements to the post-apartheid era. It covers the Great Trek, the Zulu Wars and gives special attention to the harsh treatment of the Afrikaners at the hands of the British during the Boer War, in which many were forced into the worlds first concentration camps. A very fluid history and one of the only books to focus on the history of the Afrikaners as a people and a ... Read More
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