A good resource work, however as genetic reports have come to light recently, it appears he has over-stated the non-European influence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Litvin
Boers are a mix of several Eurasian groups, not just Dutch:
http://www.geographiapolonica.pl/article/item/7562.html
http://rcin.org.pl/Content/29182/WA5...a-Kowalski.pdf
Excerpt:
"In seeking to build the foundations of its rule in
South Africa, the Dutch East India Company took
on people from various different countries. One
indication of this is provided by the established
origins of today’s Afrikaaners. Calculations by
Heese (1971) suggest that 36.8% of these people’s
ancestors derived from The Netherlands, 35.7%
from Germany, 14.4% from France, 2.7% from the
British Isles, 2.9% from other European countries
(Poland included) and 7.5% from countries outside
Europe. In turn, work on the origin of the ancestors
of contemporary Afrikaaner Jaco M. Greeff
would seem to suggest that Heese exaggerated
the role played by immigrants of German origin,
at the expense of the French. The largest group
of Greeff ancestors – accounting for a 37.5%
share very close to that given by Heese – came
from The Netherlands, while Germans and French
accounted for similar (respectively 27.4 and 26.4%)
shares. 1.9% of the ancestors were from the British
Isles, while other European countries (mainly Denmark,
Norway and Portugal) accounted for 0.8%.
The non-European ancestors (mainly from India)
accounted for as much as 6.1% of the total."
