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Christian Nationalism and Anticommunism in Twentieth-Century South Africa
By Ruhan Fourie
Copyright 2024
236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book investigates Afrikaner anticommunism in South Africa in the twentieth century, focusing on the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC).
Following contemporary understandings of anticommunism as a fluid ideological stance, it demonstrates that the deeply held anticommunist convictions of ordinary twentieth-century Afrikaners is more than merely a natural result of global politics. It examines how... Read more
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
Biography
Ruhan Fourie is a postdoctoral fellow at the International Studies Group of the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
