historian: an autobiography

In this eloquent memoir, already widely read and praised in the author's native South Africa, Hermann Giliomee weaves together the story of his own life with that of his country--a nation that continues to absorb and inspire him, both despite and because of its tortuous history. All of these books contain information about Britain's imperial wars in India, … Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. In this way, they serve as instruments for the historian. Try logging in through your institution for access. It was almost as if there was something that inhibited me, as well as other Afrikaner historians, from properly investigating the entwined historical roots of the two communities.¹⁵³. Although he described himself as being primarily a historian, the autobiography that he finished shortly before his death in 2006 captures his interests more accurately by concentrating primarily on his efforts as a civil libertarian. Subjects: History, Autobiography Condition: Good Publisher: Kala Publishers Published: 2017 I, KKK – The Autobiography of a Historian recounts the life of Emeritus Prof. Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Khoo Kay Kim – from his earliest memories in a time of war and conflict, all through his journey into academic life in post-independence Malaysia. He has engaged with members on all sides of South Africa’s debates--many of whom appear in these pages through vivid and insightful portraits--and his outspokenness has hit nerves across the political spectrum. His account of the different dimensions of this struggle are riveting. It seemed to be aimed at lending credibility to the ANC’s struggle against the “historical injustice” to which... As a young lecturer during the 1970s, I increasingly became aware that coloured people had all but been written out of the Afrikaners’ history – whether as a community or as a class. In this eloquent memoir, already widely read and praised in the author’s native South Africa, Hermann Giliomee weaves together the story of his own life with that of his country--a nation that continues to absorb and inspire him, both despite and because of its tortuous history. Shortly after the “liberation election” of 1994, the NP invited me to analyse the results at a special meeting of the party caucus under De Klerk’s chairmanship. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. In this eloquent memoir, already widely read and praised in the author's native South Africa, Hermann Giliomee weaves together the story of his own life with that of his country--a nation that continues to absorb and inspire him, both despite and because of its tortuous history. Forming a balanced judgement of Verwoerd presented a severe challenge. Johann Tempelhoff North-West University Johann.Tempelhoff@nwu.ac.za Professionally it is a special accomplishment for a modern historian to write an autobiography. $24.49. Benvenisti, a medievalist with a doctorate in conf lict management, had been a newspaper editor before entering politics in 1972. It is a masterful work of contemporary history masquerading as an autobiography. Although he grew up in the heart of the Afrikaner nationalist movement, he soon began to cut his own path in examining the rise and entrenchment of exclusive Afrikaner power and became one of the National Party’s chief critics. I observed a sense of relief among the participants, but also concern. Author: Khoo Kay Kim New Pb142 pp. Ten years later I was in the employ of the University of Cape Town as professor of political studies, a subject I had never studied, and virtually all my popular and academic writing was now conducted in English. First Published 2018. Strangely enough, the first illustrated history books aimed at the general public only appeared as late as the 1980s. DOI link for Autobiography, memoir and the historian. Download Historian: An Autobiography (Reconsiderations in Southern African History) PDF book author, online PDF book editor Historian: An Autobiography (Reconsiderations in Southern African History). The relation between the two had not been fully understood until the realisation sank in that a white government was incapable of dealing with rapid black urbanisation. Arthur Keppel-Jones’s A Patriot in Search of a Country was published posthumously in 2003. Henry Adams, in full Henry Brooks Adams, (born February 16, 1838, Boston—died March 27, 1918, Washington, D.C.), historian, man of letters, and author of one of the outstanding autobiographies of Western literature, The Education of Henry Adams. 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