Christian Nationalism and Anticommunism in Twentieth-Century South Africa

ISBN-13: 9781032536187 / Twarda / 2024 / 280 str.

Republic of South Afric Ruhan (University of the Free State

Opis

This book investigates Afrikaner anticommunism in South Africa in the twentieth century, focusing on the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC).

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Establishing anticommunism: The DRC’s casting of socialism as the opponent of the volk, 1910–1939  2. The DRC, Antikom and the rise of Afrikaner power, c. 1940–1959  3. Testing the Anticommunist Consensus: Antikom and the challenge of the far-right, 1960s  4. Mission Red: Decolonisation, Missions, and the demise of Antikom, 1960s–1980s  5. Anticommunism and the End of Apartheid: the not-so-grand finale of the DRC’s battle against communism, 1986–1994  Conclusion  Epilogue

O autorze

Ruhan Fourie is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Studies Group of the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.