Die Afrikaner-Broederbond: Eerste 50 jaar (Afrikaans Edition) by Pelzer, A. N
Die Afrikaner-Broederbond: Eerste 50 jaar (Afrikaans Edition) by Pelzer, A. N
Hardcover, ISBN 9780624012719
Publisher: Tafelberg, 1979
Used - Very Good. The cover have some signs of edge wear and tear but the book pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover.
The Afrikaner Broederbond (AB) (meaning Brotherhood) was a secret, exclusively male and Afrikaner Calvinist organisation in South Africa dedicated to the advancement of Afrikaner interests. It was founded by H. J. Klopper, H. W. van der Merwe, D. H. C. du Plessis and Rev. Jozua Naudé in 1918. Its large influence within South African political and social life, sometimes compared to that of Masons in Freemason conspiracy theories, came to a climax with the rise of apartheid, which was largely designed and implemented by Broederbond members. Between 1948 and 1994, all prominent figures of South African political life, including all leaders of the government were members of the Afrikaner Broederbond. Described later as an "inner sanctum", "an immense informal network of influence" and, by Jan Smuts, as a "dangerous, cunning, political fascist organization". This is the story of its formation, rise, and expose in the press, leading to its eventual downfall.
Vir ‘n organisasie wat oor die dekades heen gewoond is om sy werk opopsigtelik en vertroulik te doen, was dit nogal ‘n verrassende ervaring om uit die pen van ‘n erkende historikus ‘n oorskouende terugblik oor ‘n halfeeu se aktiwiteite en prestasies te verkry. Dit was die belewenis van lede van die Afrikaner-Broederbond toe prof dr A.N. Pelzer in opdrag van die Uitvoerende Raad by geleentheid van die halfeeufeesviering in i 1968 die geskiedenis van die Bond geskryf het. Selfs uit die kort samevatting van prof Pelzer se studie, wat destyds aan alle afdelings beskikbaar gestel is, was dit vir lede duidelik oor hoe ‘n verrassend wye veld die werk en invloed van die Bond gestrek het, hoeveel – dikwels onbekende – konkrete resultate behaal is, maar ook hoe talryk en moeilik die probleme en hindernisse op die weg was…
