The Revolt of the Hereros (Perspectives on Southern Africa) [Hardcover]

Jon Bridgman (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr; 1St Edition edition (May 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520041135
• ISBN-13: 978-0520041134
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,890,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #8 in Books > History > Africa > Swaziland
  • #8 in Books > History > Africa > Lesotho
  • #35 in Books > History > Africa > Namibia

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4.0 out of 5 stars Extreme Imperialism, May 14, 2009

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This review is from: The Revolt of the Hereros (Perspectives on Southern Africa) (Hardcover)

Short, but very well written account of German exploitation and destruction of the Herero tribe of German Southwest Africa (today, Namibia)in the first decade of the 20th Century. One underlying theme carefully worked out is how racial prejudice influenced the conduct of the suppression. Kaiser Bill comes off very poorly in this matter. Had he not given the revolt his high level of attention, perhaps the suppression would have been much milder.