When Smuts Goes. A History of South Africa from 1952 to 2010, First Published in 2015

1947 Keppel-Jones, Arthur [Mervyn] (b. 1909). When Smuts Goes. A History of South Africa from 1952 to 2010, First Published in 2015. Capetown, South Africa: African Bookman. Rpt. London: Victor Gollancz, 1947. Includes a “Glossary of Afrikaans, Dutch and Bantu Words” (Gollancz 231-32) DLC, Merril, NcD, PSt

Dystopian future history. The first stage is the establishment of a fascist system. After General Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950. Prime Minister 1919-24 and 1939-48) retires, the Nationalist Party, which wants to break with Britain and ensure White dominance, wins the election, which is what actually happened. The Communist Party is outlawed; trade unions are emasculated. Native and Asian political representation are abolished, and the election law is changed to guarantee the future dominance of the Nationalist Party. Education is “reformed” to reduce English-speaking and increase Afrikaans-speaking. Anti-Semitism. Mass emigration (“the Second Great Trek”), but Blacks are prohibited from leaving. Growing racial conflict. South Africa declares war on Britain, assuming neutrality from most nations and support from others, and is defeated by combined British and American forces. The system then collapses. The author was born in South Africa and moved to Canada in 1959. At the time of publication, he was a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Witwatersrand.