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Die aanloop tot en stigting van Orania as groeipunt vir 'n Afrikaner-volkstaat
Thesis (MA (History))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.
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| author | Pienaar, Terisa |
| author2 | Visser, Wessel P. |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/2759 Die aanloop tot en stigting van Orania as groeipunt vir 'n Afrikaner-volkstaat Pienaar, Terisa Visser, Wessel P. University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of History. Dissertations -- History Theses -- History Afrikaners Afrikaners -- Ethnic identity Post-apartheid era -- South Africa South Africa -- Politics and government Orania (South Africa) -- South Africa -- Race relations Thesis (MA (History))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. Throughout the history of South Africa, the Afrikaners have been described as a "strange society". Calvinism was a key to their lifestyle and ideology and they saw themselves as God's special instruments. Their political philosophy of separate development was to a certain extent, revolutionary and was known as "apartheid". This was an attempt to remake a society according to a socio-political ideal which was rooted in the concept of safety in power. This thesis investigates the Afrikaners with regard to their primal ancestors, the origin of their identity, their identity during the reign of the NP government and their identity in the post apartheid South Africa. Discrepancies concerning Afrikaner identity during this time are also investigated. In this thesis special emphasis is placed on the right-wing actions of the Afrikaners, their political development from the time of separation from the NP which arose from the conviction that the leaders of this party were deviating from the moral and political prescriptions of their predecessors, their ideals and visions of freedom. The right-wing tends to qualify the term “nationalism” with the term “Christian” and they therefore believe that their nationhood is widely ordained. Culture, for the right-wing means an inclusive concept which covers every aspect of their lives. Language, i.e. Afrikaans, is seen as the verbal and written expression of their national culture. This study is directed towards the right wing of Afrikaners' quest for a "volkstaat" (state nation) and specifically the foundation of Orania in the Northern Cape and investigates whether it is a viable option for Afrikaners in general to live. The right-wingers believe that the only feasible constitutional option for peace in South Africa lies in partition The origin of the volkstaat idea , the early thoughts and the development of this concept are also investigated as well as the different models and role players. The main aim of this thesis is to investigate the success of Orania as a possible growing point of a "volkstaat" for Afrikaners. The early stages in the development of this small town e.g. the purchase, their efforts in achieving autonomy, their constitutional rights, their efforts in developing their community as well as their image to the outside world are investigated. During a visit to Orania in 2005 questionnaires were handed out to residents in order to compose a social profile and to investigate domicile statistics as well as views on Afrikaner identity. Ultimately this thesis indicates that although Orania functions successfully in most instances the possibility of it serving as a growing point of a “volkstaat” needs a much larger effort and larger support from other Afrikaners. Masters 2008-01-16T09:52:48Z 2010-06-01T08:57:35Z 2008-01-16T09:52:48Z 2010-06-01T08:57:35Z 2007-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2759 af University of Stellenbosch 1472705 bytes application/pdf application/pdf Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| spellingShingle | Dissertations -- History Theses -- History Afrikaners Afrikaners -- Ethnic identity Post-apartheid era -- South Africa South Africa -- Politics and government Orania (South Africa) -- South Africa -- Race relations Pienaar, Terisa Die aanloop tot en stigting van Orania as groeipunt vir 'n Afrikaner-volkstaat |
| title | Die aanloop tot en stigting van Orania as groeipunt vir 'n Afrikaner-volkstaat |
| title_full | Die aanloop tot en stigting van Orania as groeipunt vir 'n Afrikaner-volkstaat |
| title_fullStr | Die aanloop tot en stigting van Orania as groeipunt vir 'n Afrikaner-volkstaat |
| title_full_unstemmed | Die aanloop tot en stigting van Orania as groeipunt vir 'n Afrikaner-volkstaat |
| title_short | Die aanloop tot en stigting van Orania as groeipunt vir 'n Afrikaner-volkstaat |
| title_sort | die aanloop tot en stigting van orania as groeipunt vir n afrikaner volkstaat |
| topic | Dissertations -- History Theses -- History Afrikaners Afrikaners -- Ethnic identity Post-apartheid era -- South Africa South Africa -- Politics and government Orania (South Africa) -- South Africa -- Race relations |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2759 |
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