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This text describes the manner in which the Herero of Namibia struggled to maintain control over their own freedom in the face of advancing German colonial control. The Herero-German war led to the destruction of Herero society in all of its pre-war facets. Yet Herero society re-emerged, re-organizing itself around the structures and beliefs of the German colonial army and Rhenish missionary activity. Taking advantage of the South African invasion of Namibia in World War I the Herero established themselves in areas of their own choosing. The effective re-occupation of land by the Herero forced the new colonial state, anxious to maintain peace and cut costs, to come to terms with the existence of Herero society. The study ends in 1923 when the death and funeral of Samuel Maherero - first paramount of the Herero and then resistance leader - the catalyst that brought the disparate groups of Herero together to establish a single unitary Herero identity.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social groups

• Full title: Herero Heroes
• Subtitle: A Socio-political History of the Herero of Namibia, 1890-1923
• Author: Jan-Bart Gewald
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• EAN: 9780852557495
• ID: 04944663
• Publisher: James Currey
• Weight: 488 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 156 × 22 mm
• Published: 1998

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