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The Herero Genocide by Matthias Häussler

The Herero Genocide

War, Emotion, and Extreme Violence in Colonial Namibia

Matthias Häussler

Berghahn Books · Print & ebook · February 9, 2024

Drawing on previously inaccessible and overlooked archival sources, The Herero Genocide undertakes a groundbreaking investigation into the war between colonizer and colonized in what was formerly German South-West Africa and is today the nation of Namibia.

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Who it’s for
Matthias Häussler examines the Herero genocide and colonial rule in what is now Namibia.
Genres
Southern African History, Genocide & War Crimes, Colonialism & Its Aftermath
Published
Berghahn Books, February 9, 2024

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Drawing on previously inaccessible and overlooked archival sources, The Herero Genocide undertakes a groundbreaking investigation into the war between colonizer and colonized in what was formerly German South-West Africa and is today the nation of Namibia.

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In addition to its eye-opening depictions of the starvation, disease, mass captivity, and other atrocities suffered by the Herero, it reaches surprising conclusions about the nature of imperial dominion, showing how the colonial state’s genocidal posture arose from its own inherent weakness and military failures. The result is an indispensable account of a genocide that has been neglected for too long.

Colonial Namibia

Matthias Häussler examines the Herero genocide and colonial rule in what is now Namibia.

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  • The war between colonizer and colonized in colonial Namibia
  • Depictions of starvation, disease, mass captivity, and other atrocities

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  • An investigation drawing on overlooked archival sources
  • Conclusions about imperial dominion, colonial weakness, and military failures

Where it sits

Colonialism & Its Aftermath67%
Genocide & War Crimes59%
Southern African History44%

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Publisher categories

  • Southern African History
  • Colonialism & Its Aftermath
  • Genocide & War Crimes
Authors
Matthias Häussler
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Published
February 9, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Southern African History