1st Edition

South West Africa in Early Times Being the Story of South West Africa up to the Date of Maharero's Death in 1890

By Heinrich Vedder Copyright 1966
542 Pages
by Routledge

542 Pages
by Routledge

542 Pages
by Routledge

This book was originally published in 1966. This detailed study of the history of South West AFrica up to the date of Maharero's death in 1890 was originally published in German and appeared in an English version for the first time in 1938 when it was recognised as the first standard work on the subject. The author's extensive ethnological and linguistic studies made him especially well equipped... Read more
Part 1: Namaland, Hereroland and Ovamboland.  1. Discovery and Exploration.  2. The Country and its People.  3. Migrations and Dwelling-Places.  Part 2: Namaland Against Hereroland.  1. Invasion and Warfare.  2. Under the Despotism of Windhoek.  3. Under the Domination of Okahandja.  Part 3: Hereroland Against Namaland.  1. The Herero War of Freedom and the Orlam War.  2. The Ten Years of Peace: 1870-1880.  3. The Ten Years of War. 

Biography

Heinrich Vedder, Cyril G. Hall