Bridge Over Blood River
Autor Kajsa Normanen Limba Engleză Hardback – 14 ian 2017
Africa, its people, and its history, over a series of December 16ths, from the Battle of Blood River in 1838 to its commemoration in 2011. Weaving between the past and the present, the book highlights how years of fear, nationalism, and social engineering have left the modern Afrikaner struggling
for identity and relevance. Norman spends time with residents of the breakaway republic of Orania, where a thousand Afrikaners are working to construct a white-African utopia. Citing their desire to preserve their language and traditions, they have sequestered themselves in an isolated part of the arid Karoo region. Here, they
can still dictate the rules and create a homeland with its own flag, currency and ideology. For a Europe that faces growing nationalism, their story is more relevant than ever. How do people react when they believe their cultural identity is under threat? Bridge Over Blood River's haunting and
subversive evocation of South Africa's racial politics provides some unsettling answers.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781849046817
ISBN-10: 1849046816
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 140 x 218 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-10: 1849046816
Pagini: 208
Dimensiuni: 140 x 218 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press, USA
Notă biografică
Kajsa Norman is a London-based investigative journalist and author focused on dictatorships and conflict zones. She has previously published books on Cuba, Zimbabwe, and Venezuela. She has also served as a press and information officer for the Swedish Armed Forces in Afghanistan and Mali.
Descriere
A subtle investigation of how fears of cultural dilution and violence have shaped Afrikaner identity historically and in the present day.