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THE END OF NORMAL - A Witness to the Unravelling of White Power in South Africa

by Max Du Preez

A witness to South Africa’s political turning point

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A witness to South Africa’s political turning point

Beginning with the 1976 Soweto student uprising, Max du Preez’s account connects his experience as a young newspaper reporter to the events that led to South Africa’s negotiated settlement in 1994. It also examines how apartheid gained support among people the author describes as otherwise decent, and considers the uprising’s longer-term effects alongside the resurgence of Afrikaner nationalism in recent years. The book combines personal testimony with a broader historical account, tracing change from the perspective of someone raised in a conservative Afrikaner Christian Nationalist family and present at a defining moment.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in South African history, especially apartheid and the transition to the 1994 settlement.
  • Readers seeking a personal witness account connected to broader political change.
  • Readers interested in the history and contemporary resurgence of Afrikaner nationalism.

Themes

Apartheid and its social supportThe Soweto student uprisingSouth Africa’s negotiated transitionAfrikaner nationalismPolitical change and personal witness

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Book overview

It was the beginning of 1976 and life was good. White South Africans danced along to Queen and ABBA. There was huge anticipation of the pending All Black rugby tour in July - and at last South Africa had TV!

 

And then came the Soweto student uprising in June. It was the end of normal, setting in motion a series of events that culminated in the negotiated settlement of 1994.

 

MAX DU PREEZ, born and raised in a conservative Afrikaner Christian Nationalist family, witnessed the first stones thrown on 16 June - and the first shots fired - as a young newspaper reporter. That was also the end of his normal. In the half century since those seismic days, Du Preez has had a front-row seat to South Africa's darkest and brightest moments. TheEnd of Normal explores how otherwise decent people came to implement and support the evil system of apartheid. He examines the long-term impact of 16 June and takes a hard look at attitudes today, in particular the recent resurgence of Afrikaner nationalism.

 

In this highly readable account, replete with anecdotes, confessions and revelations, Du Preez pulls no punches.

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