Nationalism in Early Colonial Namibia. The Case of the 1904-08 Herero and Nama War - On the Origins and Nature of these Uprisings in German South West Africa

Essay from the year 2014 in the subject History - Africa, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, language: English, abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the debates surrounding the origins of the 1904-08 war and to answer the question how far these risings can be classified as nationalist. From the evidence presented it is apparent that the risings in German South West Africa during this period were certainly not premeditated, planned, unified or nationalist in nature.