Xenophobia and school history textbooks

In the same week that xenophobic attacks were launched against foreigners in Gauteng, Zulu ethnic nationalists burnt history textbooks in KwaZulu-Natal. Xenophobes were characterised as `the class of 1994. The link between nationalism, xenophobia and how we understand our history is a close one, says Linda Chisholm.

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Human Science Research Council SA
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2026-07-01
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https://doi.org/10.14749/32857349
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Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy
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Xenophobia and school history textbooks

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Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy
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Xenophobia and school history textbooks

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Abstract

In the same week that xenophobic attacks were launched against foreigners in Gauteng, Zulu ethnic nationalists burnt history textbooks in KwaZulu-Natal. Xenophobes were characterised as `the class of 1994. The link between nationalism, xenophobia and how we understand our history is a close one, says Linda Chisholm.

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