Tag Archives: South Africa

Book Review: Teach Yourself Afrikaans

Posted on August 19, 2020 by nathanalbright

Teach Yourself Afrikaans:  Complete Course For Beginners, by Helena Van Schalkwyk As someone who has read several books in this series [1], the general pattern of this work was certainly familiar to me.  If you have read any of these … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Afrikaans-English / English- Afrikaans Dictionary

Posted on August 19, 2020 by nathanalbright

Afrikaans-English / English- Afrikaans Dictionary, by Jan Kromhout One of the joys in being a fan of many languages is that it can be a joy to see how languages are sometimes very similar and very different.  To be sure, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Britain And Boer Independence

Posted on August 19, 2020 by nathanalbright

Britain And Boer Independence, by Edouard Naville This book is certainly the effort of a sincere man, and the fact that it was published by the British suggests that it was written with the approval of the British imperial authorities … Continue reading →

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Book Review: After Mandela: The Struggle For Freedom In Post-Apartheid South Africa

Posted on August 10, 2020 by nathanalbright

After Mandela:  The Struggle For Freedom In Post-Apartheid South Africa, by Douglas Foster Among the more unfortunate aspects of this book is the way that it demonstrates the sad fact that we do not write history, or current events for … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The History Of South Africa (Greenwood Histories)

Posted on August 10, 2020 by nathanalbright

The History Of South Africa (The Greenwood Histories Of The Modern Nations), by Roger B. Beck If it cannot be said that the reading of the history of South Africa is a pleasant matter, this book at least is a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Rainbow In The Night

Posted on July 31, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Rainbow In The Night:  The Tumultuous Birth Of South Africa, by Dominique Lapierre At the basis of this book there is a severe flaw that limits its enjoyment reading after it was published.  The author really wants to make … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bearing Witness

Posted on July 31, 2020 by nathanalbright

Bearing Witness:  Women And The Truth And Reconciliation Commission In South Africa, by Fiona C. Ross This book is an example of what happens when someone whose only knowledge about the world comes from the worthless field of women’s studies … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Apartheid: A History

Posted on July 31, 2020 by nathanalbright

Apartheid:  A History, by Brian Lapping This particular book is about an obviously delicate subject, namely the system of racial segregation and superiority that was set up by the Dutch starting in the 1940’s when the South African legislature began … Continue reading →

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Book Review: We Are Not Such Things

Posted on July 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

We Are Not Such Things:  The Murder Of A Young American, A South African Township, And The Search For Truth And Reconciliation, by Justine Van Der Leun This book is a deeply cynical one and perhaps unsurprisingly, the cynicism of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Diamonds, Gold, And War

Posted on July 25, 2020 by nathanalbright

Diamonds, Gold, And War:  The British, The Boers, And The Making Of South Africa, by Martin Meredith This book is a tragedy on several levels.  The author clearly has sympathies for the blacks whose realms were destroyed by the forward … Continue reading →

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