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- catalog abstract "This book 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 of the German colonial army, and beliefs of the Rhenish mission. Taking advantage of the South African invasion of Namibia in World War One the Herero established themselves in areas of their own choosing. The effective reoccupation 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 Maharero - first paramount of the Herero and then resistance leader - was the catalyst that brought the disparate groups of Herero together to establish a single unitary Herero identity.".
- catalog contributor b11233625.
- catalog coverage "Namibia Biography.".
- catalog coverage "Namibia History Herero Revolt, 1904-1907.".
- catalog coverage "Namibia History.".
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description "1. For the Want of a Nation Herero Polities on the Eve of Colonization -- 2. The Herero Succession Dispute 1890-94 -- 3. Samuel Maharero as Paramount Chief 1894-6 -- 4. The Curse of Kahimemua 1897-1903 -- 5. Ovita Ovia Zurn: Zurn's War 1904-8 -- 6. The Histories of the Old Testament Teach Us 1905-14 -- 7. This Land is not Yours: It is the Property of America & the Herero 1915-23.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-304) and index.".
- catalog description "The study ends in 1923 when the death and funeral of Samuel Maharero - first paramount of the Herero and then resistance leader - was the catalyst that brought the disparate groups of Herero together to establish a single unitary Herero identity.".
- catalog description "This book 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 of the German colonial army, and beliefs of the Rhenish mission. Taking advantage of the South African invasion of Namibia in World War One the Herero established themselves in areas of their own choosing. The effective reoccupation 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.".
- catalog extent "x, 310 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Herero heroes.".
- catalog identifier "0821412566 (Ohio University Press : cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0821412574 (Ohio University Press : pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0852557493 (J. Currey : paper)".
- catalog identifier "085255754X (J. Currey : cloth)".
- catalog identifier "086486387X (D. Philip : paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Herero heroes.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford [U.K.] : James Currey ; Athens : Ohio University Press,".
- catalog relation "Herero heroes.".
- catalog spatial "Namibia Biography.".
- catalog spatial "Namibia History Herero Revolt, 1904-1907.".
- catalog spatial "Namibia History.".
- catalog subject "968.81/02 21".
- catalog subject "DT1558.H47 G47 1999".
- catalog subject "Herero (African people) Biography.".
- catalog subject "Herero (African people) History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. For the Want of a Nation Herero Polities on the Eve of Colonization -- 2. The Herero Succession Dispute 1890-94 -- 3. Samuel Maharero as Paramount Chief 1894-6 -- 4. The Curse of Kahimemua 1897-1903 -- 5. Ovita Ovia Zurn: Zurn's War 1904-8 -- 6. The Histories of the Old Testament Teach Us 1905-14 -- 7. This Land is not Yours: It is the Property of America & the Herero 1915-23.".
- catalog title "Herero heroes : a socio-political history of the Herero of Namibia, 1890-1923 / Jan-Bart Gewald.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".