Merlin Press Ltd. GENOCIDE IN GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA

GENOCIDE IN GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
The Colonial War of 1904-1908 and its Aftermath
Edited by Jürgen Zimmerer & Joachim Zeller
Translated and introduced by E.J. Neather, University of Exeter

In 1904, the harsh rule of the German colonial administration provoked an uprising in South-West Africa (now Namibia). German forces suppressed it with great brutality and set about the systematic annihilation of the Herero and Nama people.

This collection of essays, richly illustrated by numerous contemporary photographs and cartoons, considers many aspects of this war of extermination, and suggests how racism, concentration camps and genocide in the German colony anticipated crimes later committed by the Nazis.

Edward Neather adds an introduction that considers the wider context of German colonial history. He considers why, until the late 19th century, Germany had no colonial interests which could compare with the empires of Britain, Spain and France and related the war in German South-West Africa to other aspects of the short history of German colonialism (1894 to 1918).

Reviews of the German edition:
"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. H-German@h-net.msu.edu

ISBN. 9780850365740
234 x 156 mm.
336 pages

2008 paperback

Published March 2008

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Price: £15.95