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J. G. Strijdom, Prime Minister of South Africa (1954–1958), an uncompromising supporter of *baaskap*

Baasskap ([ˈbɑːskap]) (also spelled baaskap), literally "boss-ship" or "boss-hood", was a political philosophy prevalent during South African apartheid that advocated the social, political and economic domination of South Africa by its minority white population generally and by Afrikaners in particular.^[1]^[2] The term is sometimes translated to the English-language term "white supremacy" and functioned either as a description or an endorsement of white minority rule in South Africa.^[3]

Proponents

Proponents of baasskap constituted the largest faction of apartheid ideologues in the National Party and state institutions. They applied racial segregation in a systematic way to "preserve racial purity" and to ensure that economic and political spheres were dominated by Afrikaners. However, proponents of baasskap were not necessarily opposed to black South African participation in the economy if black labour was controlled in a way that preserved economic domination by Afrikaners.^[4]

Proponents of baasskap included both J.G. Strydom, Prime Minister from 1954 to 1958, and C.R. Swart, Minister of Justice.^[4] Hendrik Verwoerd had sympathy for the "purist" faction of apartheid ideologues, who opposed economic integration of black South Africans, in contrast to supporters of baasskap who wanted white domination but an integrated economy.^[4] Nonetheless, Verwoerd provided the theretofore crude concept of baasskap with a veneer of intellectual respectability.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Verwoerd and his policies appalled me". News 24. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
^ Miller, Jamie (2016). An African Volk: The Apartheid Regime and Its Search for Survival. ISBN 9780190274832.
^ Mathabane, Mark (10 November 2002). "The Threat That Apartheid Left Behind". Washington Post – via www.washingtonpost.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c T. Kuperus (7 April 1999). State, Civil Society and Apartheid in South Africa: An Examination of Dutch Reformed Church-State Relations. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 83–84. ISBN 978-0-230-37373-0.

External links

The dictionary definition of baasskap at Wiktionary

[sparksNews24-1] "Verwoerd and his policies appalled me". News 24. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[2] Miller, Jamie (2016). An African Volk: The Apartheid Regime and Its Search for Survival. ISBN 9780190274832.

[wapoBoeremag-3] Mathabane, Mark (10 November 2002). "The Threat That Apartheid Left Behind". Washington Post – via www.washingtonpost.com.

[Kuperus1999-4] T. Kuperus (7 April 1999). State, Civil Society and Apartheid in South Africa: An Examination of Dutch Reformed Church-State Relations. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 83–84. ISBN 978-0-230-37373-0.

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+{{short description|Afrikaans term for white minority rule in South Africa}}
-'''''Baasskap''''' ({{IPA-af|ˈbɑːskap|}}was a concept referring to [[white supremacy]] in [[South Africa]] which was used during [[apartheid]].  The word literally translates from [[Afrikaans]] to [[English language|English]] as "boss-ship", but a more applicable translation is "domination", or "white supremacy"<ref name="wapoBoeremag">{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2002/11/10/the-threat-that-apartheid-left-behind/0a14edb4-74ee-4b7a-a154-b5ca0285f78f/|title=The Threat That Apartheid Left Behind|first=Mark|last=Mathabane|date=10 November 2002|publisher=Washington Post|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref> and it referred to the [[Dominant minority|domination]] by the [[White South Africans|Whites of South Africa]].<ref name="sparksNews24">{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/Columnists/AllisterSparks/Verwoerd-and-his-policies-appalled-me-20150512|title=Verwoerd and his policies appalled me|publisher=News 24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/?id=RffmDAAAQBAJ&pg=PR4&dq=baasskap#v=onepage&q=9780190274832&f=false | title=An African Volk: The Apartheid Regime and Its Search for Survival| isbn=9780190274832| last1=Miller| first1=Jamie| year=2016}}</ref>
+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
+{{Italic title}}
+[[File:JG Strijdom.jpg|thumb|[[J. G. Strijdom]], [[Prime Minister of South Africa]] (1954–1958), an uncompromising supporter of ''baaskap'' ]]
+'''''Baasskap''''' ({{IPA|af|ˈbɑːskap|}}) (also spelled ''baaskap''), literally "boss-ship" or "boss-hood", was a political philosophy prevalent during [[South Africa]]n [[apartheid]] that advocated the social, political and economic domination of South Africa by its minority [[White South Africans|white]] population generally and by [[Afrikaners]] in particular.<ref name="sparksNews24">{{cite web|title=Verwoerd and his policies appalled me|url=https://www.news24.com/Columnists/AllisterSparks/Verwoerd-and-his-policies-appalled-me-20150512|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116072439/https://www.news24.com/Columnists/AllisterSparks/Verwoerd-and-his-policies-appalled-me-20150512|archive-date=2018-11-16|access-date=2018-04-28|publisher=News 24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Miller|first1=Jamie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RffmDAAAQBAJ&q=9780190274832&pg=PR4|title=An African Volk: The Apartheid Regime and Its Search for Survival|year=2016|isbn=9780190274832}}</ref> The term is sometimes translated to the [[English-language]] term "[[white supremacy]]" and functioned either as a description or an endorsement of white minority rule in South Africa.<ref name="wapoBoeremag">{{cite news|last=Mathabane|first=Mark|date=10 November 2002|title=The Threat That Apartheid Left Behind|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2002/11/10/the-threat-that-apartheid-left-behind/0a14edb4-74ee-4b7a-a154-b5ca0285f78f/|newspaper=Washington Post|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>
+== Proponents ==
-Proponents of ''baasskap'' (who constituted the largest faction of apartheid ideologues in the National Party, and state institutions) applied segregation in a systematic way, in order to preserve racial purity, and to allow for the domination of Afrikaners in the economic and  political spheres. However, proponents of ''baasskap'' were not opposed to black South African participation in the economy, as long as black labour was controlled in a manner that preserved the economic domination of Afrikaners.<ref name="Kuperus1999">{{cite book|author=T. Kuperus|title=State, Civil Society and Apartheid in South Africa: An Examination of Dutch Reformed Church-State Relations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UzuJDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA83|date=7 April 1999|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|isbn=978-0-230-37373-0|pages=83–84}}</ref>
+Proponents of ''baasskap'' constituted the largest faction of apartheid ideologues in the [[National Party (South Africa)|National Party]] and state institutions. They applied [[racial segregation]] in a systematic way to "preserve racial purity" and to ensure that economic and political spheres were [[Dominant minority|dominated]] by [[Afrikaners]]. However, proponents of ''baasskap'' were not necessarily opposed to black South African participation in the economy if black labour was controlled in a way that preserved economic domination by Afrikaners.<ref name="Kuperus1999">{{cite book|author=T. Kuperus|title=State, Civil Society and Apartheid in South Africa: An Examination of Dutch Reformed Church-State Relations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UzuJDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA83|date=7 April 1999|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan UK|isbn=978-0-230-37373-0|pages=83–84}}</ref>
-Prominent proponents of ''baasskap'' included [[J.G. Strydom]], [[Prime Minister of South Africa|Prime Minister]] from 1954 to 1958, and [[C.R. Swart]], Minister of Justice.<ref name="Kuperus1999"/> [[Hendrik Verwoerd]] had sympathy for the "purist" faction of apartheid ideologues, which opposed [[economic integration]] of Africans (in contrast to supporters of ''baasskap'' who were more concerned with white domination in an integrated economy).<ref name="Kuperus1999"/> Nonetheless, Verwoerd provided the hitherto crude concept of ''baasskap'' with a veneer of intellectual respectability.<ref name="sparksNews24"/>
+Proponents of ''baasskap'' included both [[J.G. Strydom]], [[Prime Minister of South Africa|Prime Minister]] from 1954 to 1958, and [[C.R. Swart]], Minister of Justice.<ref name="Kuperus1999"/> [[Hendrik Verwoerd]] had sympathy for the "purist" faction of apartheid ideologues, who opposed [[economic integration]] of black South Africans, in contrast to supporters of ''baasskap'' who wanted white domination but an integrated economy.<ref name="Kuperus1999"/> Nonetheless, Verwoerd provided the theretofore crude concept of ''baasskap'' with a veneer of intellectual respectability.<ref name="sparksNews24"/>
+== See also ==
+*[[Minoritarianism]]
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Apartheid in South Africa]]
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-[[Category:White supremacy]]
+[[Category:White supremacy in South Africa]]
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