Afrikaner

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Apartheid and the Promised Land in Joshua - Apartheid became official policy following the 1948 electoral victory by the National Party. That party's ideological roots were in the historical experience of the Dutch-origin "Afrikaners." Especially important was their sense of divine election. They too understood themselves as God's Chosen People.

The Boer Nation - Afrikaner nationalist site includes views on the Boer War, Boer (Afrikaner) history, culture, food, politics and news. In English and Afrikaans.

The Boundaries of Afrikaner Self-Determination by Allen Gabriel by Dr. Richard A. Griggs - Article explores the concept and feasibility of creating a Vokstaat or Afrikaner homeland carved out of South Africa.

John Grierson in South Africa: Afrikaaner nationalism and the National Film Board - Essay on the impressions Canadian film maker and cultural bureaucrat John Grierson had on his visit to South Africa.

The Origins of Afrikaner Nationalism - Historical essay on the Afrikaner reaction to British imperialism in the 19th century. Covers the Taal (Afrikaans) movement and the Afrikaner Bond.

The Rise and Decline of Afrikaner Ethnicism in the Twentieth Century - Section of a Master's thesis by Paul Bullen.

The Rise of the South African Reich - Online version of the 1964 book by Brian Bunting which traces the rise of Afrikander nationalism, the National Party and the apartheid state.

Sorry, whites only - The BBC's Milton Nkosi, a black South African, recounts his experience visiting Orania, a whites-only community in his native country.