{"product_id":"herero-heroes-jan-bart-gewald-9780821412572","title":"Herero Heroes: A Socio-Political History of the Herero of Namibia, 1890-1923","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Herero-German war led to the destruction of Herero society. Yet Herero society reemerged, reorganizing itself around the structures and beliefs of the German colonial army and Rhenish missionary activity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book describes the manner in which the Herero of Namibia struggled to maintain control over their own freedom in the face of advancing German colonialism. Taking advantage of the South AFrican invasion in of Namibia in World War One the Herero established themselves in areas of their own choosing. The effective reoccupation of land by the Herero forced the new colonial state, anxious to maintain peace and cut costs, to come to terms with the existence of Herero society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe study ends in 1923 when the death and funeral of Samuel Maherero - first paramount of the Herero and then resistance leader - was the catalyst that brought the disparate groups of Herero together to establish a single unitary Herero identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jan-Bart Gewald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821412574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821412572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.18w x 0.74d","brand":"Jan-Bart Gewald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136073384191,"sku":"9780821412572","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ac4fce02-2580-4c8b-a7f2-e96ff5db82e7.jpg?v=1755022263","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/herero-heroes-jan-bart-gewald-9780821412572","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}