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Forty Lost Years: The Apartheid State and the Politics of the National Party, 1948-1994 Paperback – 1 Jan. 1997

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An analysis of the rise and demise of the National Party's long and violent rule in South Africa, which offers unique insight into the bleakest period in South African politics the years from D.F. Malan's surprise victory in the 1948 election to the concession of power by F.W. de Klerk and South Africa's first democratic election in 1994. Topics include the nature and functioning of the apartheid economy, the political role of big business and foreign governments, and the evolution of Afrikaner literature. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Dan O'Meara is currently on the faculty of the Political Science department at l'Universite du Quebec a Montreal.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ravan Pr of South Africa (1 Jan. 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 579 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 082141173X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0821411735
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 3.18 x 22.23 cm

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029hyslo@muse.wits.ac.za

The best book on political power in apartheid South Africa.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 12 April 2001

There is no better account of political power under the apartheid system than Dan O'Meara's Forty Lost Years. O'Meara is a scholar and political activist who fled South Africa in the apartheid years. The book describes the rise of the Afrikaner National Party under D.F. Malan, the introduction of new racist policies by that party after its election to power in 1948, and the consolidation of an authoritarian state under the leadership of H.F. Verwoerd. A distinctive feature of O'Meara's analysis is the prominence he gives to the way in which apartheid supported the growth of Afrikaner business organisations and accommodated their interests. The role of the powerful Afrikaner secret society, the Broederbond, is well analysed. O'Meara goes on to show how differences in policy between reformist and more conservative groups tore the Afrikaner nationalists apart in the 1970s and 1980s. He provides an excellent discussion of the gradual move toward negotiation with the ANC and the eventual capitulation of the apartheid system. Throughout, the book is well and clearly written, and the story is brought to life through extensive and effective use of anecdote. The writer moves easily between political, economic and cultural analysis. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in South African history.

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