The last Afrikaner leaders by Hermann Giliomee
Respected historian Hermann Giliomee (author of The Afrikaners) takes a fresh and incisive look at five of the most influential Afrikaner leaders - and how and why their best laid plans went tragically and horrifically wrong. From HF Verwoerd - who ironically undermined apartheid irrevocably with his schools plan - via the pompous and imperial John Vorster, and the finger-wagging PW Botha to FW de Klerk with a detour for F Van Zyl Slabbert: each leader's policies, reasoning and foibles are explored to great effect. Who knew that Verwoerd based his thinking on erroneous population data, that PW Botha had a first stroke which was never revealed to the public but greatly compromised his judgement, or that the Rubicon debacle depended on a misunderstanding? Giliomee offers a fresh and stimulating political history which attempts not to condemn but to understand why and how these last Afrikaner leaders did what they did, and why their own policies ultimately failed them.
Prof. Hermann Giliomee was Professor in Politieke Studie aan die Universiteit van Kaapstad en is tans Buitengewone Professor in Geskiedenis aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch. Hy het reeds 15 boeke die lig laat sien, waaronder Nuwe geskiedenis van Suid-Afrika met Bernard Mbenga en Die laaste Afrikanerleiers. Hy skryf gereeld vir By en ander nasionale media en het vir baie jare 'n rubriek in die Cape Times behartig. Hy woon in Stellenbosch en tree gereeld in die openbaar op.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780624049715 |
| ISBN 10 | 062404971X |
| Title | The last Afrikaner leaders |
| Author | Hermann Giliomee |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Tafelberg Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-10-16 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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