Kent gij dat volk : the Anglo-Boer War and Afrikaner identity in postmodern perspective

dc.contributor.authorBoje, John
dc.contributor.authorPretorius, F. (Fransjohan)
dc.date.accessioned2011-11-07T10:00:08Z
dc.date.available2011-11-07T10:00:08Z
dc.date.issued2011-11
dc.description.abstractThis article, based on a thesis on the Anglo-Boer War as it was experienced by the people of the Winburg district, demonstrates how postmodern insights, which have excited much discomfort among practising historians, can contribute to an understanding of the Anglo-Boer War that is relevant to Afrikaner identity in a democratic, pluralistic South Africa. The traditional Afrikaner nationalist paradigm is invalidated by an anti-totalising approach and its ideological use of history for the exercise of power is unmasked. On the other hand, deconstruction brings to light aspects of the past that may usefully be recuperated.en_US
dc.description.abstractHierdie artikel, wat gebaseer is op ‘n proefskrif oor die Anglo-Boereoorlog soos dit deur die bevolking van die Winburg-distrik ervaar is, demonstreer hoedat postmoderne insigte wat professionele historici erg verontrus het, kan bydra tot ‘n siening van die oorlog wat relevant is met betrekking tot Afrikaner-identiteit in ‘n demokratiese, pluralistiese Suid- Afrika. Die tradisionele, Afrikaner-nasionalistiese paradigma word ontkrag deur ‘n antitotaliserende benadering en die ideologiese gebruik van die geskiedenis vir magsuitoefening word aan die kaak gestel. Aan die ander kant kan dekonstruksie daartoe bydra om aspekte van die verlede na vore te bring wat met voordeel opnuut aandag kan geniet.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_hist.htmlen_US
dc.description.urihttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05092010-210157/en_US
dc.identifier.citationBoje, J & Pretorius, F 2011, 'Kent gij dat volk : the Anglo-Boer War and Afrikaner identity in postmodern perspective', Historia, vol. 56, no. 2, pp 59–72.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0018-229X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/17516
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHistorical Association of South Africaen_US
dc.rightsHistorical Association of South Africaen_US
dc.subjectAnglo-Boer Waren_US
dc.subjectSouth African Waren_US
dc.subjectHistoriographyen_US
dc.subjectAfrikaner identityen_US
dc.subject.lcshSouth African War, 1899-1902en
dc.subject.lcshSouth African War, 1899-1902 -- Historiographyen
dc.subject.lcshAfrikaners -- Ethnic identityen
dc.subject.lcshPostmodernismen
dc.subject.lcshNationalism -- South Africaen
dc.titleKent gij dat volk : the Anglo-Boer War and Afrikaner identity in postmodern perspectiveen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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