John Vorster: 10 Jaar Author: Compiled by Denzil Miles / Various Contributors
John Vorster: 10 Jaar
'n Geillustreerde Gedenkalbum van 'n Dekade se Statebond- en Republiekleierskap
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: John Vorster: 10 Jaar
- Author: Compiled by Denzil Miles / Various Contributors
- Publisher: Tafelberg-Uitgewers, Kaapstad
- Publication Date: 1976
- ISBN-10: 0624009602
- ISBN-13: 9780624009603
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Impression. Hardcover Release with original dust jacket.
- Binding: Hardcover. Original publisher's premium dark cloth boards with stark silver title gilding on the spine panel.
- Physical Format: Quarto (4to), large commemorative format, 172 pages. Heavily enhanced with a central archival gloss photographic section documenting state visits and political events.
- Language: Afrikaans
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Boards: The original dark cloth panels are exceptionally straight, robust, and clean. Silver gilt on the spine remains completely bright and untarnished. Microscopic bumping along the tail edges, fully inline with careful vintage shelf placement.
- Interior: The text block is soundly bound, firm, and clean. Inner pages and gloss photo plates are remarkably clear, square, and white. Free of internal writing, markings, or folded leaves.
- The Dust Jacket: Very Good (VG)
- Condition: Clean, unclipped, and highly presentable. Colors remain strong with minimal fading. Shows minor, light vintage storage edge-wear along the upper crown. Now professionally housed and preserved in a brand-new, archival-quality clear plastic protective cover, preventing future handling wear.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Gepubliseer in 1976, John Vorster: 10 Jaar is 'n belangrike, ryk geïllustreerde politieke gedenkalbum wat die eerste dekade van Balthazar Johannes Vorster se termyn as Eerste Minister van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika (1966–176) dokumenteer. Die boek bied 'n intieme kykie na die binnelandse beleid, die implementering van die apartheid-staatstrukture, en Vorster se eksterne pogings tot "uitwaartse diplomasie" met ander Afrika-state en internasionale leiers.
Vir akademiese historici en versgelaars van politieke memorabilia bied hierdie gedenkalbum onskatbare primêre bronmateriaal en visuele dokumentasie van die Nasionale Party se magshoogtepunt gedurende die Koue Oorlog-era in Suid-Afrika.
Author Profile: Historical Context
Tafelberg-Uitgewers was the preeminent literary and political publishing giant of mid-century South Africa, acting as the primary medium for historical, cultural, and political documentation of the Afrikaans community. This work, compiled by senior journalists and political observers of the mid-1970s, captures the precise contemporary worldview, state narrative, and complex political machinery of the Vorster administration immediately prior to the geopolitical shifts of the late 1970s.
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