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Titre Les mythes afrikaners
Auteur Paul Coquerel
Mir@bel Revue Politique africaine
Numéro no 25, mars 1987 Afrique du Sud ambiguë.
Rubrique / Thématique
Afrique du sud ambiguë
Page 7 pages
Résumé anglais Contemporary Afrikaner ideology has its origins in traditional Boer beliefs. It is based upon an interpretation of History, the religious vision of the Dutch Reformed Churches, and a specific language, Afrikaans. This political culture first appeared as a reaction against British imperialism throughout the XIXth century, resulting in the forming of a strong nationalism which in the XXth century will triumph with the institutionalization of racial segregation. Nowadays, the Afrikaner community is experiencing the most dramatic crisis of its history. Its traditional values and institutions, which meet growing criticism from the Black population and from a fraction of the white constituents as well, seem to be unable to cope with the deep changes occurring in South Africa. Threatened by dissolution, the Afrikaner nation is looking for patterns it has yet to invent.
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