Germany's genocide of the Herero : Kaiser Wilhelm II, his general, his settlers, his soldiers /: Kaiser Wilhelm II, his general, his settlers, his soldiers. ([2011])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jeremy Sarkin.
• Authors: Sarkin-Hughes, Jeremy
• Contents: 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.
• Publisher Details: Cape Town, South Africa : UCT Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 276 pages)
• Subjects: 968.8102; Genocide -- Namibia; Herero (African people) -- History; HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- General; HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- Republic of South Africa; Genocide; Herero (African people); Namibia -- History -- Herero Revolt, 1904-1907; Namibia -- History -- 1884-1915; Namibia; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781846159374; 1846159377; 9781775821724; 1775821722; 1281017183; 9781281017185
• Related ISBNs: 9781847010322; 1847010326; 9781919895475; 1919895477
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-265) and index.; Note: Online resource.
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