The last Afrikaner leaders a supreme test of power / Hermann Giliomee.

Author/creator Giliomee, Hermann, 1938-
Format Electronic
EditionFirst University of Virginia Press edition.
Publication InfoCharlottesville, VA : University of Virginia Press, 2013.
Description447 pages ; 24 cm.
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SeriesReconsiderations in southern African history
Reconsiderations in southern African history. ^A387665
Contents Introduction: a tragic dilemma -- An extraordinary country -- An extraordinary professor and the 'Cape Nats' -- "The most terrific clash of interests imaginable': Hendrik Verwoerd's response -- Denying Blacks South Africans citizenship: John Vorster's empire -- Moving out into Africa: John Vorster's foreign schemes -- PW Botha and 'power sharing without losing control' -- A crossing suspended: PW Botha's Rubicon -- Van Zyl Slabbert: the golden boy and the black prince -- 'The risk of not taking risks': ending empire -- Time for a 'quantum leap': FW de Klerk's venture -- 'Paddling into dangerous rapids': drafting a new constitution -- A record of understanding -- A wary military -- Negotiating the NP out of power.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2013015101
ISBN9780813934945 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813934952 (e-book)