Herero Heroes

A Socio-political History of the Herero of Namibia, 1890-1923

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

AvJan-Bart Gewald

459 kr

Beställningsvara. Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar. Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

Finns i fler format (1)

Häftad

439 kr

Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar

Describes the manner in which the Herero of Namibia struggled to maintain control over their own freedom in the face of advancing German colonial control.The Herero-German war led to the destruction of Herero society in all of its pre-war facets. Yet Herero society re-emerged, re-organizing itself around the structures and beliefs of the German colonial army and Rhenish missionaryactivity. Taking advantage of the South African invasion of Namibia in World War I the Herero established themselves in areas of their own choosing. The effective re-occupation of land by the Herero forced the new colonial state,anxious to maintain peace and cut costs, to come to terms with the existence of Herero society. The study ends in 1923 when the death and funeral of Samuel Maherero - first paramount of the Herero and then resistance leader - thecatalyst that brought the disparate groups of Herero together to establish a single unitary Herero identity.North America: Ohio U Press

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1998-01-01
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt490 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagJames Currey
ISBN9780852557495

Tillhör följande kategorier

For the want of a nation - Herero polities on the eve of colonization; the Herero succession dispute, 1890-1894; Samuel Maharero as paramount chief of the Herero, 1894-1896; the curse of Kahimemua, 1897-1903; Ovita ovia Zurn, Zurn's war 1904-1908; the histories of the Old Testament teach us - the Herero, 1905-1914; this land is not yours, it is the property of America and the Herero - the Herero, 1915-1923.

This strikes me as an absolutely brilliant book. It is wonderfully readable, profoundly fascinating, and admirably scholarly. It should appeal not only to the great and rising generation of historians of southern Africa, but also to historians with much wider interests. Namibia has a peculiarly distinctive appeal for being both part of the tradition of South African history, and also distinctive from that tradition ... To a reader who is not an expert on Namibia the book is elegantly illuminating.

Mer från samma författare

Mfecane Aftermath

Carolyn Hamilton, Thomas Dowson, Elizabeth Eldredge, Norman Etherington, Jan-Bart Gewald, Simon Hall, Guy Hartley, Margaret Kinsman, Andrew Manson, John Omer-Cooper, Neil Parsons, Jeff Peires, Christopher Saunders, Alan Webster, John Wright, Dan Wylie, Carolyn Hamilton