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With its combination of historical narrative and political interpretation, The White Tribe of Africa remains an interesting primary-era perspective on the social and political forces shaping South Africa before the end of apartheid.
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The White Tribe of Africa: South Africa in Perspective by David Harrison is a significant work of South African political and social history, examining the development of Afrikaner identity, nationalism and political power within the country. Harrison approaches his subject through history, politics and social analysis, exploring the forces that shaped the worldview of the Afrikaner community and its role in twentieth-century South Africa. The White Tribe of Africa originated from Harrison’s BBC work on the subject and was subsequently published in book form.
Harrison traces the transformation of the Afrikaners from a defeated community following the Anglo-Boer War into the dominant political force behind the National Party and the apartheid state. His discussion considers the historical experiences, cultural institutions, political movements and social pressures that contributed to this transformation. Particular attention is given to Afrikaner nationalism, the Broederbond, the National Party, language, education, race relations and the political structures of apartheid-era South Africa.
Rather than treating apartheid simply as a political system, Harrison attempts to place it within the longer historical and psychological development of Afrikaner society. The result is a book that provides useful context for understanding South African politics during a particularly important period in the country’s history.
This 1983 paperback edition from Macmillan is a particularly relevant addition to collections focusing on South African history, apartheid, Afrikaner nationalism, political history and twentieth-century African studies. With its combination of historical narrative and political interpretation, The White Tribe of Africa remains an interesting primary-era perspective on the social and political forces shaping South Africa before the end of apartheid. Bibliographic sources confirm the work’s publication history across British, South African and American editions, with the 1983 edition also recorded in major library and bibliographic databases.
Condition – Good
Light wear on paperback covers. Prior ownership inscription on front end page. Creasing on spine. Light foxing present.
