Hermann giliomee weaves together life stories and interpretation to create a highly readable narrative. The author of the article, bronwyn davies, was an englishspeaking south african. The strength of the book lies in giliomee s distillation of a lifetimes research and reflection into a single prodigious volume. Johnson concludes that giliomee s book is a mustread for students of the south african situation in this article, first published at. Afrikaner, ceci est ton temple du quo vadis, a toi et a toutes les generations a venir. Hermann giliomee s most popular book is the afrikaners. Hermann giliomee, in conversation with historyprofessor, albert grundlingh, stated at the launch of his new book the rise and demise of the afrikaners the launch was hosted by nb publishers at exclusive books in stellenbosch.
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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, awkward embrace. The afrikaners biography of a people hermann giliomee. The setting was the drostdy theatre next to the braak, a site that many englishspeaking students know well. The rise and crisis of afrikaner power by adam, heribert. Except in the case of collectable books or similar more valuable books where actual photos of the book are used to indicate condition, publisher images that match exactly the edition of the book on display is used. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The afrikaners are unique in the world in that they successfully mobilised ethnic entrepreneurship without state assistance, controlled the government for almost 50 years, and then yielded power without military defeat. South africa, manoeuvre warfare, the afrikaner rebellion and. Since the last illustrated history of south africa was published, farreaching changes have affected not only the country, but the writing of history itself.
Giliomee s bestselling the afrikaners was published to international acclaim and adapted into a popular television documentary. South africa, manoeuvre warfare, the afrikaner rebellion and the german south west african campaign, 19141915. The afrikaners were pioneers in a virtually unknown hinterland of exotic peoples and dramatic vistas. Hermann giliomee, extraordinary professor of history at the university of stellenbosch, has written or edited thirteen books, including the. It is not a good library, but it did give us access to afrikaans.
Hermann giliomee, professor of history at the university of stellenbosch, south africa, is the editor or author of thirteen books, including. Giliomee wants to tell the afrikaners story from the beginning with empa. There, in a series of interviews he conducted, he heard the life stories of a selection of the white citizenry, their opinions of fellow south africans. Davies, rebecca, 2009 afrikaners in the new south africa. 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. He has been an associate at yale, cambridge and the wilson centre for international scholars in washington dc. Giliomee, hermann the university of virginia press. 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. Biography of a people, expanded and updated edition 9780624048237 by giliomee, hermann and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books. Giliomee takes a hard, analytical look at the afrikaners fortunes over the past 100 years. But then, the book also avoids definitions of the identity of afrikaner. Oneparty domination and democracy in industrialising countries, from apartheid to nationbuilding, and the shaping of south african society.
It seems to assume that by the afrikaners, it is referring to white afrikaans speaking people. 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. In 2015 the israeli scholar uriel abulov published a remarkable book with the title the mortality and morality of nations cambridge university press, 2015. Hermann giliomee weaves together life stories and interpretation to create a highly readable narrative history of the afrikaners. 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. Many afrikaners have emigrated, including to neighbouring african countries as they worry about land expropriation. Buy the afrikaners by hermann giliomee from waterstones today. South africa, is the editor or author of thirteen books, including negotiating south africas future, awkward.
Hermann giliomee s work is the result of vast research and is admirable in its determination to be fair and objective. Unfortuntely the effort required to impose order on the mass of information assembled has made the book somewhat one dimensional, repetitive and often tedious. Hermann giliomee dissects the forces that shaped a. Hermann giliomee is an internationally renowned historian. Hermann giliomee historian and political analyst hermann giliomee weaves together life stories and historical interpretation to create a narrative history of the afrikaners from their beginnings with the. A death warrant for afrikaans by hermann giliomee, 11. This extract was taken from the rise and demise of the afrikaners by hermann giliomee, published by tafelberg. Few ethnic or cultural minorities have had to change so radically and so frequently in such a short space of time in order to maintain their identity. Refreshingly, notes johnson, giliomee does not shy away from his controversial roots in the afrikaner national movement.
Uptodate international research is woven into a readable narrative history that makes the past. Arianna dagninos the afrikaner is a multifaceted book. One party domination and democracy in industrialising countries. 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. Hermann giliomee, extraordinary professor of history at the university of stellenbosch, has written or edited thirteen books, including the shaping of south african society. The economist this crowning work by one of south africas most prominent social scientists is likely to become a baseline for interpreting afrikaner history for a. The big question, says londonbased investigative journalist kajsa norman in her new book bridge over blood river, is whether the afrikaans culture can survive.
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