Van Van Riebeeck tot P. W. Botha (Afrikaans Edition) Author: Prof. F. A. van Jaarsveld (Floris Albertus van Jaarsveld)
Van Van Riebeeck tot P. W. Botha
A Comprehensive, Landmark Survey of South African History mapping Three Centuries of Cultural and Political Development
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Van Van Riebeeck tot P. W. Botha (Afrikaans Edition)
- Author: Prof. F. A. van Jaarsveld (Floris Albertus van Jaarsveld)
- Publisher: Perskor-Uitgewery, Johannesburg
- Publication Date: 1980 (First Edition)
- ISBN-10: 0628018223
- ISBN-13: 9780628018229
- Edition Details: First Edition.
- Binding: Original publisher's premium full-cloth hardcover boards without dust jacket (as issued or missing).
- Physical Format: Thick Octavo (8vo), 724 pages. Heavily augmented with comprehensive historical maps, strategic timelines, and archival data indexes.
- Language: Afrikaans text.
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Good (G)
- Exterior / Boards: The original publisher's cloth boards are structurally flat, solid, and firmly attached to the inner hinges. The front and back panels are clean. There is prominent sun fading present along the entire length of the spine cloth, which has softened the original color depth but leaves the printed text legible. Light storage rubbing along the extremities and corner tips.
- Interior: The massive 724-page text block is robust, tightly bound, and complete. Internal pages and map illustrations are clean, intact, and free from text highlighting, aggressive user underlining, dog-ears, or institutional library markers. Text block edges show a light, standard aging dustiness.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable / Missing
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1980 by Perskor, Van Van Riebeeck tot P. W. Botha stands as a monumental historical work compiled by Prof. F. A. van Jaarsveld, one of the most controversial and widely debated South African historians of the twentieth century. Spanning over 700 pages, this massive textbook presents a complete, systemic timeline of South African development—stretching from the landing of Jan van Riebeeck at the Cape in 1652 directly up to the transition of executive power under P. W. Botha in the late 1970s.
Van Jaarsveld applies his detailed historical methods to track the migration patterns, conflicts, constitutional changes, and socio-economic shifts that shaped the country. Written during a major political crisis and changing ideological frameworks, this first-edition printing serves as an important primary reference text for understanding the historiography and political narratives of late apartheid-era South Africa. It remains a scarce and essential collectible resource for libraries focusing on comprehensive Africana history and academic political development.
Author Profile: Prof. F. A. van Jaarsveld
Prof. Dr. Floris Albertus van Jaarsveld (1922–1995) was an exceptionally prominent, highly influential, and often controversial South African historian and academic author. He served as the head of the history departments at both the University of South Africa (UNISA) and the University of Pretoria, publishing numerous highly influential school textbooks and scholarly works that shaped historical education for generations. Known for introducing structural social history to Afrikaner historiography, Van Jaarsveld famously broke away from traditional romantic myths. This shift culminated in a historic 1979 event where he was tarred and feathered by right-wing extremists at a conference for questioning the religious mythologies surrounding the Day of the Covenant. His scholarly writing is highly regarded for its deep research, encyclopedic scale, and profound impact on modern South African historical debate.
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