ABSTRACT

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 to give a detailed account of the country and its people, and of the customs and languages of the different tribes.

A considerable part of the book deals with the gradual colonization of the country by European pioneers whose various adventures are recorded in a mass of 'old notes, letters, reports and diaries'; and the historical side is supplemented by an ethological account of the native tribes. This is a scholarly work which, with its regard for folklore and tribal tradition as well as for the facts of history, must recommend itself to all lovers of South West Africa.

part I|165 pages

Namaland and Hereroland: Ovamboland

chapter I|38 pages

Discovery and Exploration

chapter II|52 pages

The Country and its People

chapter III|73 pages

Migrations and Dwelling-Places

part II|155 pages

Namaland Against Hereroland

chapter I|27 pages

Invasion and Warfare

chapter II|47 pages

Under the Despotism of Windhoek

chapter III|79 pages

Under the Domination of Okahandja 1852–1862

part III|185 pages

Hereroland Against Namaland

chapter II|45 pages

The Ten Years of Peace: 1870 to 1880

chapter III|59 pages

The Ten Years of War: 1880 to 1890