The Kaiser's Holocaust
Germany's Forgotten Genocide and the Colonial Roots of Nazism
$26.88
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
20 September 2011
Summary
On 12 May 1883, the German flag was raised on the coast of South-West Africa, modern Namibia – the beginnings of Germany’s African Empire. As colonial forces moved in, their ruthless punitive raids became an open war of extermination. Thousands of the indigenous people were killed or driven out into the desert to die. By 1905, the survivors were interned in concentration camps, and systematically starved and worked to death.
Years later, the people and ideas that drove the ethnic clea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571231423 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 057123142X |
| Author: | David Olusoga, Casper Erichsen |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Edition: | Main |
| Release Date: | 20 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 335g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 130mm x 200mm |
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David Olusoga
David Olusoga is an Anglo-Nigerian historian and producer. Working across radio and television, his programmes have explored the themes of colonialism, slavery and scientific racism. He has travelled extensively in Africa, and has been drawn to Namibia and its troubled history since the middle 2000s. He currently works as a producer for the BBC.
Casper W. Erichsen was born in Denmark and has lived in Africa for the last 14 years. He obtained both his Degrees in History at the University of Namibia, devoting much of his scholarship to the genocide of the Herero and Nama peoples. He is currently the Director of a Namibian NGO dealing with HIV and AIDS.
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