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Afrikaner nationalism is considered to have been "awakened" among Afrikaans-speaking South Africans during the latter half of the nineteenth century, once the discovery of diamonds and gold threatened the independence of the [[Orange Free State]] and [[Transvaal]] Republics.<ref>See especially F.A. van Jaarsveld, ''The Awakening of Afrikaner Nationalism, 1868-1881''. Cape Town: Human and Rousseau, 1961.</ref> | |||
==Afrikaner nationalism and apartheid== | ==Afrikaner nationalism and apartheid== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:25, 25 July 2009
Afrikaner nationalism is a nationalist ideology that emerged during the nineteenth century as a reaction to British colonialism in South Africa.
Origins
Afrikaner nationalism is considered to have been "awakened" among Afrikaans-speaking South Africans during the latter half of the nineteenth century, once the discovery of diamonds and gold threatened the independence of the Orange Free State and Transvaal Republics.[1]
Afrikaner nationalism and apartheid
Afrikaner nationalism in the post-apartheid era
References
- ↑ See especially F.A. van Jaarsveld, The Awakening of Afrikaner Nationalism, 1868-1881. Cape Town: Human and Rousseau, 1961.