10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VERLIGTE»
Discover the use of
verligte in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
verligte and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Change in South Africa: Blind Alleys Or New Directions?
Movement. A number of illustrations have been given of verligte thinking and it is
now time to tie the threads together, by attempting a more sustained profile of
what verligtes and verkramptes believe and feel. It may help to attempt a sketch
of ...
Christopher R. Hill, 1983
2
South Africa: The Struggle for a New Order
The terms verligte and verkrampte, which were made part of the South African
political lexicon in 1966 by Willem de Klerk, F. W. de Klerk's brother, can be
translated literally as "enlightened" and "narrow-minded." That translation is
extremely ...
3
Change in Contemporary South Africa
This is true of movements such as Verligte Action, the Progressive party, and the "
Young Turks" of the United party. Within these movements the hope is cherished
that somehow verligte Afrikaners will "save the situation." However if one ...
Leonard Monteath Thompson, Jeffrey Butler, 1975
4
African Politics: Beyond the Third Wave of Democratisation
Ideological disputes within the Afrikaner Broederbond The following section
defines the group known as the 'verligte' as those willing to accept modifications
to the ruling status quo of Verwoerd's apartheid system, however marginal such ...
5
South Africa: Time Running Out : the Report of the Study ...
For the Coloureds and the Indians, the institutional structure has not yet
crystallized in verligte thinking, but any acceptable mechanism for joint
consideration of policy would have to provide for continued white control. The
ideological ...
Study Commission on U.S. Policy toward Southern Africa (U.S.), 1981
6
Communication and Democratic Reform in South Africa
By the time these commissions published their reports in 1979, P. W. Botha's
verligte wing had assumed leadership of the National Party. After decades of
leadership by the hard-line traditional verkrampte wing of the party, P. W. Botha
rose to ...
7
The Pitfalls of Liberal Democracy and Late Nationalism in ...
Pro-NP verligte Sunday newspaper formed by the 1970 merger of Die Beeld and
Dagbreek Umkhonto we Sizwe: Xhosa meaning “spear of the nation,” armed
wing of the African National Congress Verligte: Enlightened Afrikaner nationalist.
8
South Africa, the Prospects of Peaceful Change: An Empirical ...
The verligte group is quite serious about genuine consociation, which the
verkrampte group resists. The de facto compromise, espoused particularly by the
representatives of the 'pragmatic' centre group of the power-elite, involves
accepting ...
Theodor Hanf, Mark Orkin, 1981
9
Afrikaner Politics in South Africa, 1934-1948
In 1966, Professor W. J. de Klerk of Potchefstroom University used the Afrikaans
word verkrampte ("cramped") to describe the arch-conservative wing of Afrikaner
nationalism, and verligte ("enlightened") to refer to those who supported the ...
Newell Maynard Stultz, 1974
10
Heart of Whiteness: Afrikaners Face Black Rule in the New ...
The terms verkrampte and verligte were coined by Willem de Klerk in October
1966 to refer to two opposite extremes in the National Party: the
ultraconservatives who opposed all change in apartheid, and those who
supported small changes, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VERLIGTE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
verligte is used in the context of the following news items.
SA can tap into two of Silicon Valley's best brains - so why don't we?
An actuary from UCT, Botha is named after his grandfather, long-serving “verligte” Foreign Minister Pik Botha. His father, also Roelof, is a highly respected local ... «BizNews, Jul 15»
The ANC needs to find its own De Klerk
But the key factor is that there are still good, sensible people in the ANC who know what needs to be done, just as there were “verligtes” in the old NP. If we are ... «Rand Daily Mail, Feb 15»
Margaret Thatcher, Nelson Mandela and the end of apartheid
Helen had a keen sense of humour, she always used to point out to some verligte Nat who had made a speech, that she had made the same speech 20 years ... «Politicsweb, Feb 15»
AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Diplomat's bag yields its bounty
... de Klerk and his "verligte" (enlightened) Afrikaners for facing down internal resistance and negotiating before it was too late. As Renwick observes in the book, ... «BDlive, Feb 15»
Was De Klerk pushed – or did he jump?
The “verligte” among their ranks were heading to talks with the ANC in Dakar and other capitals on the continent. The apartheid state was a diplomatic polecat ... «Independent Online, Feb 15»
Understanding SA's soft- and hard-boiled nationalists – experts
They see similarities between today's soft- and hard-boiled nationalists and the verligte and verkrampte nationalists of yesteryear. This is a fascinating read for ... «BizNews, Jan 15»
ANC fights for the rights of all Africans
The verligte (enlightened) Afrikaners survived the crushing wheel of change but the verkrampte (conservative) Afrikaners struggle with political dustbins eager to ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jan 15»
Gaza: Silence is not golden
You just go about your business, silently, with no risk of the state harassing you or less verligte friends ostracising you. Silence is convenient, comfortable and ... «Independent Online, Jul 14»
Film Review: A fading historical footnote
It seems the biggest influence on moving from the verkrampte to the verligte wing of the party was his brother Wimpie. De Klerk's personal life plays a minor role ... «Times LIVE, Jul 14»
The Big Read: Accidents of history
Would verligte Afrikaners and English-speaking whites have resisted or fled? Would Tambo and Sisulu be unknown names in a mass grave? Would Qunu have ... «Times LIVE, Jun 14»
