German rule, African subjects state aspirations and the reality of power in colonial Namibia
German rule, African subjects: state aspirations and the reality of power in colonial Namibia

Although it lasted only thirty years, German colonial rule dramatically transformed South West Africa. The colonial government not only committed the first genocide of the twentieth century against the Herero and Nama, but in their efforts to establish a "model colony" and "racial sta...

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1. Verfasser: Zimmerer, Jürgen 1965- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Mellor-Stapelberg, Anthony (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York ; Oxford Berghahn Books 2021
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POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
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Zusammenfassung:Although it lasted only thirty years, German colonial rule dramatically transformed South West Africa. The colonial government not only committed the first genocide of the twentieth century against the Herero and Nama, but in their efforts to establish a "model colony" and "racial state," they brought about even more destructive and long-lasting consequences. In this now-classic study-available here for the first time in English-the author provides an indispensable account of Germany's colonial utopia in what is present-day Namibia, showing how the highly rationalized planning of Wilhelmine authorities ultimately failed even as it added to the profound immiseration of the African population
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 421 Seiten) Karten
ISBN:9781789207507
DOI:10.1515/9781789207507

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