Daniel, Thank you. My Matric history textbook was by van Jaarsveld. A very respected historian, I believe. He was not to blame for what I think are the omissions in the syllabus. I would like to see the contents of the books you have. I think the syllabus (for whites) varied between the then four provinces, not between English and Afrikaans. Best wishes, Keith ------ Original Message ------ Received: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:38:22 AM EST From: Daniel Jacobs <danielmalanjacobs@gmail.com> To: south-africa@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] History as taught then Dear Keith I am collecting old history text books. I however do not have an English secondary school one for the 1960's The authors of an Afrikaans one was among other Wiid and Geyer. I can scan you the contents page as I guess the syllabus would have been the same for the English schools? Kind regards Daniel Jacobs On 12/12/11, Keith Meintjes <umfundi@usa.net> wrote: > Tombi wrote: > >> Keith, >> You were very lucky! I did history to matric but being at an English >> Medium school in the Transvaal although ... > > Tombi, > > I said I wish I had the textbooks, because then I could see what they left > out. I finished High School in the Transvaal in 1968. > > It seemed to me that South African history ended about van der Stel's time. > We got a dose of indoctrination in classes called Social Studies and one > called Race Studies, but they were not history. There was no 20th Century > history from anywhere. I learned a lot about Metternich and Bismarck, and > the > Industrial Revolution. British and European colonialism was not history, it > was in a class called Geography. > > Which is too bad. 20th Century South African history, particularly the > first > half, is fascinating. The rest also is. I am much more interested in what > some call "social history", the experiences of common people, than I am in > accounts of the exploits of generals and politicians. I suppose genealogy, > with its emphasis on the lives of individuals, makes you that way. > > Best wishes, > > Keith > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Vir gratis Genealogiese Handleiding: http://gendata.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13&Itemid=28 Siebrits/du Toit/Meyer/Zeeman/De Villiers (Franschhoek/Paarl) Jacobs/Oberholster/Smith (Graaff-Reinet/Fauresmith) Le Roux/Van der Merwe (Villiersdorp) Louw/Brink (Kaapstad/Wellington) De Vos (De Doorns/Wellington) Malan (Wellington/Zeerust) Ungerer (Swellendam) Smith (Wellington) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message