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The last Afrikaner leaders : a supreme test of power /

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Main Authors: Giliomee, Hermann, 1938- (Author)
Published: University of Virginia Press,
Publisher Address: Charlottesville, VA :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: First University of Virginia Press edition.
Series: Reconsiderations in southern African history
Subjects:
National Party (South Africa) > History > 20th century.
Politicians > South Africa > 20th century.
Power (Social sciences) > South Africa.
Apartheid > South Africa > 20th century.
South Africa > Politics and government > 1948-1994.
South Africa > Race relations > 20th century > Political aspects > History.
Carrier Form: 447 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780813934945 (paperback ; alkaline paper) :
081393494X (paperback ; alkaline paper)
Index Number: JQ1998
CLC: D747.864-09
Call Number: D747.864-09/G474
Contents: Introduction: a tragic dilemma --
An extraordinary country --
An extraordinary professor and the 'Cape Nats' --
"The most terrific clash of interests imaginable': Hendrik Verwoerd's response --
Denying Blacks South Africans citizenship: John Vorster's empire --
Moving out into Africa: John Vorster's foreign schemes --
PW Botha and 'power sharing without losing control' --
A crossing suspended: PW Botha's Rubicon --
Van Zyl Slabbert: the golden boy and the black prince --
'The risk of not taking risks': ending empire --
Time for a 'quantum leap': FW de Klerk's venture --
'Paddling into dangerous rapids': drafting a new constitution --
A record of understanding --
A wary military --
Negotiating the NP out of power.

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