An ageing anachronism: D.F. Malan as prime minister, 1948-1954

This article tells the behind-the-scenes tale of the first apartheid Cabinet under Dr D.F. Malan. Based on the utilisation of prominent Nationalists' private documents, it traces an ageing Malan's response to a changing international context, the challenge to his leadership by a younger ge...

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Main Author: Lindie Koorts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Western Cape, Centre for Humanities Research and the History Department 2010-11-01
Series:Kronos
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0259-01902010000100005