Genocide in German South-West Africa: The Colonial War of 1904-1908 and Its Aftermath - Hardcover

Zimmerer, Jurgen; Zeller, Joachim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0850365732 ISBN 13: 9780850365733

Publisher: The Merlin Press Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

The 1904 war that broke out in present day Namibia after the Herero tribe rose against an oppressive colonial regime--and the German army's brutal suppression of that uprising--are the focus of this collection of essays. Exploring the annihilation of both the Herero and Nama people, this selection from prominent researchers of German imperialism considers many aspects of the war and shows how racism, concentration camps, and genocide in the German colony foreshadow Hitler's Third Reich war crimes.

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Review:

Anyone wishing to have a wider and comprehensive understanding of the German dimension of a conflict which was designed as a war of mass destruction is recommended to read this book Die Zeit As well as being a collection that brings together some of the most important researchers on German colonial imperialism in Namibia in a manner that would be easily accessible to undergraduate (German-speaking) readers, it also offers a useful starting point for those wishing to acquaint themselves quickly with the thematic parameters of current German research on German colonialism.

About the Author:

Jurgen Zimmerer teaches history at the Center for 20th Century Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Joachim Zeller teaches at the Technical University in Berlin. E. J. Neather is the author of Mastering German 2, Previsions, and Realisations.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Merlin Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0850365732
• ISBN 13: 9780850365733
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304