Carel Boshoff en sy Afrikaner-denke – Various Authors / Compiled Contributions
Carel Boshoff en sy Afrikaner-denke – Various Authors / Compiled Contributions
Carel Boshoff en sy Afrikaner-denke (Scarce Contemporary Political Philosophy Copy)
An Analytical Retrospective on Ideological Evolution, Self-Determination, and the Roots of Orania
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Carel Boshoff en sy Afrikaner-denke
- Author/Editor: Compiled academic and political essays on the philosophy of Carel Boshoff
- Publisher: Private Publication / Sabra (Suid-Afrikaanse Buro vir Rasse-aangeleenthede)
- Publication Date: 1984
- ISBN-10: 062007633X
- Edition Details: First Edition, Standard Softcover Release.
- Binding: Original publisher’s illustrated semi-gloss card softcover wrappers (Paperback).
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo). Structured with ideological treatises, cultural policy frameworks, and sociological analyses.
- Language: Afrikaans
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Wraps: The original illustrated card wrappers are remarkably clean, flat, and square. The spine remains unbroken, uncreased, and crisp. Shows only very minor, superficial storage rubbing to the edges and outer corners, completely consistent with careful shelf preservation over four decades.
- Interior: The text block is robustly bound, tight, and structurally sound. Inner pages are clean, white, and exceptionally well-preserved. Entirely free of highlighting, marginalia, previous owner naming, or dog-ears.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1984 during a period of intense sociopolitical friction within South Africa, Carel Boshoff en sy Afrikaner-denke is a highly significant, scarce ideological document. The text compiles and analyzes the philosophical, theological, and political evolutionary thought of Professor Carel Boshoff during his tenure heading Sabra and the Afrikaner Volkswag. It tracks his gradual intellectual break from traditional grand apartheid toward the radical concept of an autonomous, geographically separate ethno-state ("volkstaat"). This specific ideological shift directly laid the theoretical foundation for the eventual founding of Orania in 1991. For researchers of political transitions, this work bridges the gap between mid-century conservative rule and the emergence of modern self-determination enclaves.
Author Profile: Carel Boshoff (Subject Profile)
Professor Carel Boshoff (1927–2011) was a highly influential South African academic, theologian, and cultural leader. A son-in-law of Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd, Boshoff served as a professor of theology at the University of Pretoria, chairman of the Broederbond, and head of Sabra. Recognizing that demographic realities made traditional minority rule unsustainable, he dedicated his later career to creating a culturally homogenous, self-reliant white enclave, serving as the first president of the Orania Carel Boshoff Volkstaat Infrastructure Project.
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