The Afrikaners ― Biography of a People

Giliomee (history, U. of Stellenbosch, South Africa) explains how the Dutch settlers arrived in Africa in the 17th century, interacted with natives and outside powers, challenged the British Empire as anti-colonial freedom fighters early in the 20th century, became the pariah of the world for their apartheid system, and surrendered power rather than taking a final suicidal stand. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Hermann Giliomee, Professor of History at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, is the editor or author of thirteen books, including Negotiating South Africa’s Future, Awkward Embrace: One-Party Domination and Democracy in Industrialising Countries, From Apartheid to Nation-Building, and The Shaping of South African Society. In 1984 he founded Die Suid-Afrikaan, an Afrikaans journal of opinion, and he has been a regular columnist for the Cape Times, Rand Daily Mail, and other periodicals.