TY - JOUR
AU - Wright, Arthur F.
AB - 640 Reviews of Books dergird Afrikanerism in all its nuances. The reader may wonder why all this hard work is necessary; Alice may be running frantically with the Red Queen. Interestingly, the author does not accept the view of most contemporary Afri­ kaner historians that Afrikaner nationalism is a product of the first annexation of the Transvaal; instead he selects the date of World War 1. A good case is made for this point of departure, and the subsequent detailing of events is excellently and swiftly made. However, I think that Vatcher gives too much credit for the nation­ alistic effort to the Broederbond, which is once more "exposed." From direct ob­ servation, I believe that most Afrikaners, like most people, devote their main effort to earning a living. There is a quality of artificiality in a nationalism whose sup­ porters must engage in such frenzied activity to maintain it. While the effort has paid off handsomely for Nationalist party politicians, they may have thrown every­ thing away by achieving the republic, which Hertzog, Malan, and Strydom always avoided reaching. The entrance of English into the party must dilute political Afrikanerism, and, with it, much else hitherto considered uniquely 
TI - The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms (220–265): Chapters 69–78 from the Tzŭ chih T'ung Chien of SSU-MA Kuang (1019–1086). Translated and annotated by Achilles Fang. Volume II. Edited by Bernard S. Solomon. [Harvard-Yenching Institute Studies, Number 6.] (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. 1965. Pp. ix, 693.)
JF - The American Historical Review
DO - 10.1086/ahr/71.2.640
DA - 1966-01-01
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SP - 640
EP - 641
VL - 71
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