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Germany's genocide of the Herero : Kaiser Wilhelm II, his general, his settlers, his soldiers /
Questions relating to human rights are very much in the news, yet genocides in Africa, especially those that occurred during colonial times, are understudied. The history of the Herero genocide has been examined by very few writers and almost no-one from Africa. Sarkin's book deals with the iss...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cape Town, South Africa :
UCT Press,
[2011]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontcover; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD BY THE PARAMOUNT CHIEF OF THE HERERO; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; What is in this book?; Why the genocide was committed; German perpetrators and Herero victims; The role of Kaiser Wilhelm II; The relationship of the Herero genocide to the Holocaust; Methodology, terminology and definitions; Chapter One: Aetiology of a genocide; Introduction; The importance of GSWA to Germany; Removing obstacles and luring potential settlers; Reasons for targeting the Herero and Nama land holdings; Strategies to obtain land for settlement and livestock.
- Appropriating Herero land and cattle during and after the warInterracialism, mixed-race German citizens and alcoholism; Teaching the 'Natives' a lesson and promoting Germany's image; Chapter Two: Implementing the genocide: Annihilating 'the African tribes with streams of blood and streams of gold'; German brutalities before 1904; 1904 and beyond: the intent, the order and the extermination of the Herero; The intended meaning of vernichten: a political or military strategy or call for genocide?; The number of Herero killed in the genocide; When did the genocide begin?
- Was the killing of women and children specifically sought?Conclusion; Chapter Three: Did the Kaiser order the genocide?; Introduction; The Kaiser's personality; The debate about the role of the Kaiser: was he the decision-maker or was he a shadow Emperor?; The Kaiser and the military; The Kaiser's record of brutality; The role of the Kaiser in the colonies; The Kaiser and German South West Africa; Did the Kaiser appoint General von Trotha?; Why the Kaiser chose Von Trotha; Did the Kaiser give Von Trotha a specific genocide order?; Would Von Trotha have kept the genocide order secret?
- The role of German law in keeping the genocide order secretMilitary culture; Praise and support; Conclusion; CONCLUSION; Introduction; German colonial policies; German South West Africa's unique status among Germany's colonies; German and international politics at the turn of the twentieth century; The aims of the Herero genocide; German state action; The Herero genocide as a precursor to the Holocaust; Conclusion; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Backcover.