The Anxieties of White Supremacy Hendrik Verwoerd and the Apartheid Mindset |
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| Author:
| Marx, Christoph |
| Translator:
| Kistner, Ulrike |
| Series title: | Africa in Global History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-078726-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2023 |
| Publisher: | Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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| Imprint: | De Gruyter Oldenbourg |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $109.99 |
Book Description:
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Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd (1958-1966) is widely regarded as the mastermind of apartheid in South Africa. This study examines how he developed the ideology of racial separation into a comprehensive system. It also looks into Verwoerd's intellectual development and his academic career before he entered politics. Apartheid was to Verwoerd less a defense of colonialism but a policy for the future, he was an authoritarian modernizer and a true representative of the Age of Extremes.
Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd (1958-1966) is widely regarded as the mastermind of apartheid in South Africa. This study examines how he developed the ideology of racial separation into a comprehensive system. It also looks into Verwoerd's intellectual development and his academic career before he entered politics. Apartheid was to Verwoerd less a defense of colonialism but a policy for the future, he was an authoritarian modernizer and a true representative of the Age of Extremes.