Ovambo Politics in the Twentieth Century
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Ovambo Politics in the Twentieth Century offers a paradigm shift from how studies typically treat the colonization of Africa. Using archival documentation from government and industry sources, Cooper offers a detailed historical analysis of the seven major communities comprising the Ovambo- Namibia's largest ethnic group. His examination reveals that these Ovambo communities engaged in competitive political relations with each other throughout the German colonial era as well as the subsequent occupation of territory by the white minority government of South Africa. Each community alternated between strategies of resistance and collaboration with colonial authorities in order to maximize their geopolitical advantage with their ethnic neighbors. Cooper provides documentation showing that even the assassination of King Mandume in 1917 by South African forces involved the participation of leaders from other Ovambo communities. Ovambo Politics in the Twentieth Century is intended for Africanists, ethnographers, Namibians seeking an understanding of their own history, labor historians, students of colonial history, and students of revolutionary movements.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 Preface & Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Dispossession and Colonization
Chapter 5 Origins of the Contract Labor System
Chapter 6 The Rise and Fall of SWANLA
Chapter 7 Transformations in Identity in Colonial Namibia
Chapter 8 The Collaboration of Traditional Authorities in the Colonial Era
Chapter 9 The Decline of Traditional Authorities
Chapter 10 The Nationalist Movement Comes to Power
Chapter 11 The Revival of Traditional Authorities
Chapter 12 Bibliography
Chapter 13 Index
Chapter 14 About the Author
Product details
| Published | 19 Nov 2001 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 362 |
| ISBN | 9780761821106 |
| Imprint | University Press of America |
| Dimensions | 215 x 138 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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