Table of Contents

Science and white supremacy; R.F.A. Hoernle and liberal idealism; Edgar Brookes and "the lie of soul" of segregation; liberals, radicals and black consciousness; liberal realism in South African fiction; Laurens van der Post - the noble savage and the romantic image of Africa; the decline of the idea of civilization.

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Examines the role and increasing impotence of English-speaking intellectuals and liberals in South African politics from the 19th century until the Soweto crisis.

About the Author

Paul B. Rich is Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Political Science at the University of Melbourne. This book is a sequel to his very successful White Power and the Liberal Conscience, originally published by Manchester University Press.