Afrikaners in Angola 1928-1975 de Nicol Stassen

(Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis, 2009) 9781869193409. 8vo; original aquamarine boards; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; ribbon page-markers; pp. 666, incl. index; colour maps, incl. folding; several plates in monochrome and full colour reproducing contemporary photographs of Afrikaner families, individuals and their dwellings; tables. Dustwrapper ever so slightly rubbed; trace of curl to bottom edge of lower panel. Near fine condition. Afrikaans text. A fascinating and thorough history of the remnants of the Dorsland Trekkers in Angola. 'Ná ongekende lyding en 'n swerftog van sewe jaar deur die onherbergsame droë dele van Suider-Afrika het die Dorslandtrekkers hulle in 1881 in Angola gevestig. Mettertyd het die aanvanklike goeie verhoudinge met die Portuguese owerheid versleg en ongeveer 2000 Angola-Boere is in 1928 na Suidwes-Afrika gerepatrieer. Die gemeenskap van ongeveer 400 Angola-Boere wat ná 1928 in Angola agtergebly het, is aan die vergetelheid en verwaarlosing… Leer más

Protea Boekhuis. Pretoria 2009.. No inscription. A near Fine copy in matching dustwrapper, one page crinkled, may have been a maunfacturing error, does not affect readability.. Blue cloth boards. 666pp illustrated 8vo. 1.3kg. Afrikaans text. Like the Amish, the Boers of Angola remained caught in a time bubble. Far from their culture, this small group of Afrikaners maintained their "Afrikanerskap" under very difficult circumstances. The community of about 400 Afrikaners who remained in Angola after 1928 were left to oblivion, and were later described as a "living fossil" and victims of their own conservatism. During these Angola Boers' stay in Angola there was little chance of farming and far too many problems: a problematic relationship with the Portuguese authorities, while inadequate economic and educational opportunities, and the resulting poverty, sometimes led to shocking decay. In 1928 about 2000 Angola Boers were repatriated to the then South-West Africa (now Namibia). Some did attempt to… Leer más

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