HIST 382 Chapter Notes - Chapter reading: Afrikaner Nationalism, Christian Nationalism, Truism
27 Feb 2019
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Afrikaner identity was forged from the late 19th century and afrikaner ethnicity was mobilized in order to capture state power in the 20th century. The ideology of race is discussed in which the extent of racist ideas can be used to express underlying class interests. Christian-nationalism proved flexible and eclectic in its use of racist ideas. Truism and racism has been and remains a part of the structure of african society. Racist ideology reflected and grew out of existing notions of human difference. It helped to systematize and rationalize the assumptions of differences and entrenched them legislatively and ideologically. The boer war is generally seen as providing the vast push for the development of afrikaner nationalism as a mass movement. Afrikaners wanted to confront the power of british imperialism and devoted their energy to issues like republicanism, language equality and the poor white question. Afrikaners slowly addressed the relationship between black and white south africans.
