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

"Though envisioned by its overseers as a "model state," German Southwest Africa never became the success story colonial officials hoped for. Despite the immiseration they inflicted upon the indigenous population-from exploitative labor practices to genocidal violence-the colony lasted...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Zimmerer, Jürgen (Author)
Other Authors: Mellor-Stapelberg, Anthony (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: New York : Berghahn, 2021.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Establishment of the Schutzgebiet and 'Native Policy' up until 1907
  • The Codification of 'Native Policy' after 1905
  • Demographics, Economics and Institutions: Basic Factors after the War
  • Securing Colonial Rule
  • The Labour Market: Recruitment and Working Conditions
  • Social Discipline, Educational Policy and the Taxation of the Africans
  • Conclusion.