The last Afrikaner leaders a supreme test of power / Hermann Giliomee.
| Author/creator | Giliomee, Hermann, 1938- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First University of Virginia Press edition. |
| Publication Info | Charlottesville, VA : University of Virginia Press, 2013. |
| Description | 447 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Reconsiderations 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013015101 |
| ISBN | 9780813934945 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780813934952 (e-book) |