Weaving together life stories and historical interpretation, he creates a narrative history of the afrikaners from their beginnings with the colonisation of the cape of good hope by the dutch east india company to the dismantling of apartheid and beyond. One party domination and democracy in industrialising countries. Afrikaans is not a sunday times books live unisa press. A historian and journalist who was one of the earliest and staunchest afrikaner opponents of apartheid, hermann giliomee weaves together life stories and historical interpretation to create a narrative history of the afrikaners from their beginnings with the colonization of the cape of good hope by the dutch east india company to. They traditionally dominated south africas politics and commercial agricultural sector prior to 1994. Hermann giliomee weaves together life stories and interpretation to create a highly readable narrative history of the afrikaners. Biography of a people, the first comprehensive history of the afrikaner people based onand critical ofthe most recent scholarly work, draws on the authors own research and interviews conducted with leading political actors. The afrikaner broederbond was established in 1918 with the laudable aim of uplifting afrikaners impoverished and demoralised in the wake of the anglo. Hermann giliomee is an author of historical and political studies, former professor of political. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. In the eyes of nationalist historians, nationalism was an organic process in which ethnic groups were awakened or aroused to become a nation. Inside the afrikaner broederbond by ivor wilkins and hans strydom. The superafrikaners, originally published in 1978, scandalised a nation as it exposed the secret workings of the broederbond. Hermann giliomee is the author of the afrikaners 4.
The introduction to this second edition, published last year, was written by max du preez. Biography of a people reconsiderations in southern african history 97808922379. This publication in english and afrikaans was followed by the nuwe geskiedenis van suidafrika. Get free delivery to all exclusive books stores nationwide. Some afrikaners photographed by goldblatt, david and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A historian and journalist who was one of the earliest and staunchest afrikaner opponents of apartheid, hermann giliomee weaves together life stories and historical interpretation to create a narrative history of the afrikaners from their beginnings with the colonization of the cape of good hope by the dutch.
Giliomee identifies the earliest processes of afrikaner economic empowerment at the cape,6 as beginning in the in late 19th century. A historian and journalist who was one of the earliest and staunchest afrikaner opponents of apartheid, hermann giliomee weaves together life stories and historical interpretation to create a narrative history of the afrikaners from their beginnings with the colonization of the cape of good hope by the dutch east india this book is a biography of the afrikaner people. Hermann giliomees most popular book is the afrikaners. The ruling afrikaner national partymany of its leaders and members had supported the nazis in the second world warwas firming its grip on the country. Rediscovering and reimagining the afrikaners in a new.
This work is a biography of the afrikaner people by historian and journalist herman giliomee, one of the earliest and staunchest afrikaner opponents of apartheid. Hermann giliomee has 28 books on goodreads with 689 ratings. Essays on the history department of the university of pretoria, 19091985 nicholas southey, albert van jaarsveld kleio, 2007 afrikaners 252 pages. Herman engelbrechtwith authors inscriptionpublisher. Hermann giliomee, persecuted for his liberal views under apartheid and now frowned upon in ancruled south africa for exactly the same reasons, is, as befits the greatest living afrikaner. Books by hermann giliomee author of the afrikaners goodreads. Biography of a people, the first comprehensive history of the afrikaner people based on. Hermann giliom ee is an author of historical and political studies, former professor of political studies a t the university of cape to wn 19832002, president o f the south african institute of race relatio ns 19951997 and extraordinary professor of history at the stellenbosch university he cofounded di e suidafrikaa ns, a n afrikaa ns journal of opinion in 1984. A historian and journalist who was one of the earliest and staunchest afrikaner opponents of apartheid, hermann giliomee weaves together life stories and historical interpretation to create a narrative history of the afrikaners from their beginnings with.
Excerpt from the superafrikaners by ivor wilkins and hans. Free delivery to your door on all orders over r450. Download citation rediscovering and reimagining the afrikaners in a new south africa. Although afrikaans had diverged sufficiently from its parent dutch by about 1750 to be considered a language on its own, the first afrikaans texts were not published until more than a century later. Out of print for over three decades, this edition with an introduction by max du preez is available for a new generation. Hermann giliomee, professor of history at the university of stellenbosch, south africa, is the editor or author of thirteen books, including negotiating south africas future and the afrikaners. Out of print for over three decades, this new edition is available for a new generation and includes an introduction by max du preez. Autobiographical notes on writing an uncommon biography as a. Hermann giliomee, extraordinary professor of history at the university of stellenbosch, has written or edited thirteen books, including the shaping of south. The first edition was published in 1978 and exposed the secrets of the broederbond to a shocked nation.
Biography of a people by herman giliomee is a scholarly history of the afrikaners and, earlier, dutch from the colonization of the cape in 1652 to modern times. The superafrikaners, originally published in south africa in 1978, scandalised a nation as it exposed the secret workings of a powerful afrikaner organisation called the broederbond. Beginning in the 1880s, the movement laid the foundation for the political nationalism that coalesced following british conquest and contributed to the ideology of apartheid. Weaving together life stories and historical interpretation, he creates a narrative history of the afrikaners from their beginnings with the colonisation of the cape of good hope by the dutch east india company to the dismantling. Afrikaans, south africas third most widely spoken home language, evolved as. I have read several books on south africa, and i must admit that i was at first intimidated by this. The superafrikaners by ivor wilkins overdrive rakuten. Neuware goldblatt began working on some afrikaners photographed, first published in 1975, in 1963. In 1875 a group of nationally conscious men established the association. Hermann giliomee has 28 books on goodreads with 677 ratings. The economic imperatives of afrikaans speaking wine and wheat farmers at the cape and their increasing conflict with british merchants who moved their produce onto the international market drove afrikaners to. The stellenbosch university rectors management team released a statement.
Namibiana buchdepot have shared an excerpt from the introduction of the second edition of the superafrikaners. Hermann giliomee refers to the cultural and psychosocial fears of the newly proletarianized afrikaners and argues that the dislocation brought about by rapid urbanization instilled in them a deep sense of insecurity. Please note that this excludes all international deliveries. While i doubt the book is of general international interest, its certainly an important contribution to south african historiography and as such will appeal to those who wish to understand the country. There are several important strengths to this work, but the most obvious of these is the colossal there is no better adjective for it amount of previous scholarship. With the news that stellenbosch university has decided to alter its language policy, it is worth looking back at the work of neville alexander, who was a fierce proponent of a multilingual south africa and who thought carefully about the history and future of afrikaans. Hermann giliomee, extraordinary professor of history at the university of stellenbosch, has written or edited thirteen books, including the shaping of south african society. Light wear to the edges and corners of boards with a few very small marks on the front. New history of south africa by giliomee hermann and. Other articles where afrikaans literature is discussed.
In short, the book is rubbish and not worth the paper it is printed on. Hermann giliomee weaves together life stories and interpretation to create a highly readable narrative history of the. New history of south africa by mbenga, bernard, giliomee, hermann and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Buy a cheap copy of the afrikaners book by john fisher. Formed in johannesburg in 1918 by a group of young afrikaners disillusioned by their role as dispossessed people in their own country, the. In 2003 verskyn the afrikaners biography of a people en dit is ook in amerika en engeland uitgegee.
The second stream, literature written in afrikaans, has its origins in the culture and arts of the early afrikaner nationalist movement. He had sold his fathers clothing store where he worked, and become a fulltime photographer. Hermann giliomee s most popular book is the afrikaners. The last afrikaner leaders by hermann giliomee, 97808934945, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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