Browsing by Subject "Nationalism"
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Decolonising images? The liberation script in Mozambican history textbooks
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2020)In this article we examine the textbook narratives of the colonial past and the nation-building process in Mozambique, a Southern African country which gained its independence in 1975. One of the priorities after independence ... -
Economic nationalism amid ethnic disharmony in postcolonial Zimbabwe (1980-2013): a case of Matabeleland Provinces
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)The colonial legacy of uneven economic development in Zimbabwe and the use of such constructs as ‘Mashonaland’, ‘Matabeleland’ and ‘Manicaland’ have remained substantially unaltered under the post-colonial government. Those ... -
Family ties? Afrikaner nationalism, pan-Netherlandic nationalism and neo-Calvinist "Christian nationalism"
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2015)This study, building on longstanding debates on “German” national socialist (“Nazi”) and “Dutch” Calvinist influences on Afrikaner nationalism, examines the latter’s intersecting relationships with Dutch neo-Calvinist ... -
For neither king nor swastika? Malan’s Afrikaner nationalism and De Valera’s Irish nationalism in the 1930s and 1940s
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vanderbijlpark Campus, 2022)The debate on supposed fascist influences on Afrikaner nationalists, particularly the mainstream National Party (NP), as opposed to more extremist groups, has mostly centred around alleged links or parallels with Nazi ... -
From “struggle” to “post-revolutionary” politics: the National Party, the African National Congress, and the "great rapprochement".
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2009)• Opsomming: Die Nasionale Party as regerende party onder Suid-Afrika se apartheidsbestel, en sy langtydse teenstander en navolger, die African National Congress, blyk onwaarskynlike onderwerpe vir ‘n vergelyking: Die ... -
Indigenous "Africans" and transnational "Pan-Netherlanders": past and present in the "re-construction" of post-1994 Afrikaner identity.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)This article explores two strategies to “re-imagine” Afrikaner identity in a post-apartheid South Africa in which white Afrikaners, once politically and culturally dominant, have become increasingly marginalized. One, ... -
Mobile concepts in a mobile environment: Historical terms in LSP lexicography
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)Historical terms have a tendency to be “mobile” in terms of geographical space and historical time. The presentation of historical terms by means of a mobile dictionary enabling university students to access such terms by ... -
Press and Politics: Contributions of Sol Plaatje to South African journalism
(SAGE, 2023)The article looks into the journalism of Solomon Thekisho Plaatje (popularly known as Sol Plaatje) and hiscontributions to the early South African black press and politics. Sol Plaatje remains one of South Africa’smost ... -
The rise of nationalism in the United Kingdom and its impact on globalisation: a critical analysis
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Since the end of the Second World War, Britain has successfully contributed to building international institutions. Britain also played a key role in imposing liberal democratic governance across the globe and contributed ... -
Suid-Afrika se ontvoogding van die Britse konneksie in die dertigerjare : van die Statuut van Westminster (1931) tot by oorlogsverklaring (1939)
(1996)The aim of this study is to discover the process of South Africa's emancipation from her British connection between 1 931 and 1 939. The writer chose the political and constitutional aspects of this theme as focal points. ...
