'De la Rey' and the Revival of 'Boer Heritage': Nostalgia in the Post-apartheid Afrikaner Culture Industry

An Afrikaans popular song about a general of the Anglo-Boer War, 'De la Rey' was received with great enthusiasm among white Afrikaans-speakers in 2007, but also generated much controversy about the possible implications of re-ethnicisation among Afrikaners. What did this manifestation of p...

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Published in:	Journal of southern African studies Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 763 - 779
Main Authors:	van der Waal, Kees (C.S.), Robins, Steven
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.2011 Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	African culture African history Afrikaaners Afrikaans language Afrikaners Apartheid Boundaries Business Celebrations Cultural heritage Cultural identity Cultural preservation Cultural property Ethnic Identity Ethnicity Germanic Languages Heroes Identity Identity Politics Industry Language culture relationship Language history Language use Legitimacy Markets Music Nostalgia Political identity Political parties Politics Popular culture Popular songs Public Sphere Race Reactions to Political Threat and Upheaval Resilience South Africa Southern African cultural groups Threat Transformation Trucks War White people Whites
ISSN:	0305-7070, 1465-3893
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