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The revised, updated version of this book includes an analysis of the sweeping political changes in South Africa since its original publcation in 1992. Other new material covers more theoretical issues and contemporary developments in scholarship, including a reconsideration of the film "The Gods Must Be Crazy"; a discussion of "exposÈ ethnography" and its attendant political/moral positioning; and an examination of the political situation in Namibia, with a close study of the near collapse of the Nyae Nyae Development Foundation. ... Read more

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Not for the layperson
I'm not an anthropologist, and I have to think this book is better aimed at that audience than laypeople. I read the book during a trip to Namibia this month. I found it informative in terms of history of the bushmen, but I thought there were some holes in the author's logic. He also seemed to be pretty critical of the Herero tribe. I didn't walk away with any conclusion from the author, other than the fact that common assumptions about Bushmen over time have been erroneous.Better reading for the layperson prior to a Namibia trip would be Colin Leys "Histories of Namibia" and his "Namibia's Liberation Struggle", best read in that order (though those books don't highlight bushmen).
Paul

great discusion of the image and self.
Robert gordons book shows how people in love with the idea of how the bushmen should behave really have no idea of how they actually behave. ... Read more

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Namibia Space takes the reader on a virtual tour of every corner of this haunting and beautiful country. It is packed with glorious full-color photographs and first-hand experiences. We come to know the appeal of Namibia for travelers: the history, close-up Nature, infinite sand shaped by constant wind, exotic people (many of whom have turned their backs on civilization and still practice their old ways), great herds of animals - and there is 'The Road', with its infinite possibilities. Through a remarkable series of photographs and writings we share Chris and Julie's experiences on the Namibian road. Namibia Space shows us their Namibia... ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Canadian Journal of History, published by University of Saskatchewan on August 1, 1998. The length of the article is 1110 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Hate the Old and Follow the New: Khoekhoe and Missionaries in Early Nineteenth-Century Namibia. (book reviews)
Author: Elizabeth Elbourne
Publication: Canadian Journal of History (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 1998
Publisher: University of Saskatchewan
Volume: v33Issue: n2Page: p341(3)

Article Type: Book Review

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Geography, history, people, language, culture, traditions, economy, government, politics, constitution, places to visit, info for travelers... ... Read more

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It took 23 years of armed struggle before Namibia could gain its independence from South Africa in March 1990. SWAPO's victory was remarkable in the face of an overwhelmingly superior enemy. How this came about, and at what cost, is the subject of this study which is based on unpublished documents and extensive interviews with a large range of the key activists in the struggle. The study should be of interest to everyone concerned with southern Africa. North America: Ohio U Press ... Read more

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Must reading for travelers to Namibia
This book is must reading for those going to Namibia who want to learn more about Namibia's recent history, particularly the liberation struggle and all the various parties involved in it.You'll learn a lot about church influence, how SWAPO leveraged the international community, about tribes in Namibia, re SWAPO's treatment of Namibians in Angolan internment camps, about South African rule of Namibia, etc.
I'd recommend reading Ley's "Histories of Namibia" before this book. It contains direct interviews from some of the people Leys talks about in the "Liberation Struggle" book and helps one gather a stronger understanding of this period.
I learned so much from "Namibia's Liberation Struggle"! It's great history, political science - all in a very readable format.
Paul ... Read more

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The interviews in this book were conducted for the Nordic Africa Institute’s research project ‘National Liberation in Southern Africa—The role of the Nordic countries’. Around 80 representatives of the Southern African liberation movements, as well as Swedish and other opinion makers, administrators and politicians, reflect on the Nordic support to these struggles. Prominent contemporary leaders—among them Joaquim Chissano from Mozambique, Kenneth Kaunda from Zambia and Thabo Mbeki from South Africa—give their views on a relationship that largely developed outside the public arena and of which there is scant evidence in open sources. The book is a reference source to a unique North-South relationship in the Cold War period. ... Read more

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The Ovambo communities of the Cuvelai floodplain in northern Namibia have embraced Christianity with enthusiasm. Christianity meant many different things to floodplain communities and struggles to incorporate Christianity paralleled and intersected with other ongoing struggles. This work shows how a local microhistory can illuminate the understanding of historical process throughout Africa.BR>North America: Heinemann ... Read more

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This volume draws on the records of the German Colonial Office to portray the motivations behind the German occupation of Namibia and the consequent popular uprisings of 1904-7. The result is a critique of the impact of colonialism on this part of Africa. ... Read more

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Explains how, despite the structural limitations of the Namibian economy, a colonial legacy of repression and reform, and an authoritarian nationalist movement, trade unions did eventually emerge in Namibia, only to be largely demobilized after independence. It further explores the implications of this demobilization for the consolidation of democracy in Namibia. North America: Ohio U Press ... Read more

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The notion of engagement underlies the history of diplomacy, and as such represents the most important tool in a foreign policy practitioner's armoury. Today, improved communications are allowing citizens of democratic nations to see the real nature of the states with which their governments engage, including those with dire records concerning the human rights of their own citizens. The idea of 'constructive engagement' is forwarded by governments as a method whereby pressure can be brought to bear on these countries to improve their record on human rights, while diplomatic and economic contacts can be maintained. But does this approach achieve positive outcomes? To-answer this question, this book offers a critical evaluation of one of the best known examples of constructive engagement - the Reagan administration's policy towards South Africa. North America: Ohio U Press; South Africa: Jacana ... Read more

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The 1990s completed a process of transition in Namibia and South Africa that brought formal decolonisation in Africa to an end. These two contributions review some aspects of the transformation and complement each other. They take stock of the transformation in a historical, comparative perspective and investigate the experiences and prospects of democratisation under sovereign, legitimate political rule. They were compiled subsequent to a public lecture arranged by the Nordic Africa Institute and given by Christopher Saunders on "The Transitions to Democracy in Namibia and South Africa" on 5 April 2001. Henning Melber was a discussant of the presentation. ... Read more

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Nineteen with a Bullet - A Paratrooper in Angola is a fast-moving, action-packed account of Granger Korff's two years' service during 1980-81 with the elite 1 Parachute Battalion at the height of the South African 'bush war' in South West Africa (Namibia) and Angola. Apart from the normal counter-insurgency activities of Fireforce operations, ambushing and patrols, to contact and destroy SWAPO guerrillas, he was involved in several massive South African Defence Force (SADF) conventional cross-border operations, such as Protea, Daisy and Carnation, into Angola to take on FAPLA (Angolan MPLA troops) and their Cuban and Soviet allies.

Korff s military 'career' is marred with controversy. He is always in trouble - going AWOL on the eve of battle; into battle; facing a court martial for beating up, and reducing to tears, a sergeant-major in front of the troops; fist-fighting with Drug Squad agents; arrested at gunpoint after the grueling seven-week, 700km Recce selection endurance march - are but some of the colorful anecdotes that lace this account of service in the SADF. Korff's writing is 'frontline' - punchy, brutal, self-deprecating and at times humorous - but always honest, providing the reader with what it was like to be one of apartheid's 'grunt' soldiers. ... Read more

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Very real and therefore scary and intense
This is a very real book.If you are looking for cartoon violence and false heroes, this book is not for you.If you want to know how it feels to be in real combat, with your life on the line, then this is a must read.It takes you through the full gamut of emotions from fear to bravery and from pride to revulsion.You get a first person view from an elite paratrooper who is doing his utmost to be the best soldier possible in impossible situations.

Must read
Granger Korff captures all that is good and bad of war. From the camaraderie of a trained combat unit in the bush surrounded by enemy soldiers to the senseless killing of civilians caught in the crossfire.There are very few books that can make you feel a part of the story, Granger does it, the same as Chickenhawk, 13th Valley and Forgotten soldier does. Highly recommended.

Great Title and A Great Book!
Korff does a great job of chronicling his time in the SADF Airborne 1980-1981 and his deployments into Angola to fight SWAPO.Along the way Korff gets into trouble with drugs, fighting, and my favorite when he beats the hell out of a leg SGM for killing his cats while they are in the bush.If you are into reading about guerrilla warfare in SA this is definitely the book to read.

19 With a Bullet
This is a kick ass, right on the money account of military service and combat on (and across) the Angolan border. Congratulations to the author on writing a first class, harrowing account of life in an elite front line unit. Without a doubt the most entertaining book I've read in a while. ... Read more

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This book deals with Zimbabwe's independence, and the elections crooked in ZANU-PF's favour in 1980 and at every election since. It also covers such topics as South Africa's destabilization and genocide by Mugabe's 5-Brigade in Matabeleland. ... Read more

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A must read

This book, the third in a trilogy (The Silent War and Warfare by Other Means), stands alone as a masterful account of South Africa's operations to quell the insurgency in Namibia between 1967 and 1989 and provides an in depth hundred page description of events between March 31st, 1989 and April 9th, 1989 when 1,700 SWAPO guerillas invaded Namibia on the eve of independence.

This book is a personal account dealing with individuals that fought in Namibia and the story is based almost entirely on interviews with key participants such as the founder of Koevet, Lt-general Hans Dreyer.A huge number of people were interviewed and this means that much of the storytelling is as close to being there as possible for the reader.This is not an academic book, it is an adventure from the first page to the last presenting, in the end, the history of Namibia during this period and presenting text-book lessons in counter-insurgency warfare that many nations could well learn from.Excellent color pictures complete the story.

The story begins with the "stirring of black nationalism" in Northern Namibia, known as Owamboland because of the tribe that resided there.With the Portuguese flight from Angola, Operation Savannah and the intervention of South Africa and Cuba in that country in 1974 the `frontline' of insurgency now came to the doorstep of Namibia which was being administered by South Africa.The first counter-insurgency school was opened in South Africa in 1968 but it was not until 1978 that `Operation K' or Koevet, Afrikaans for crowbar, would be put into action in Namibia to quell the insurgency launched by SWAPO guerillas.However what distinguished operations in Owamboland was the use of local black Africans to work alongside the South Africans.In addition the use of landmines by the guerillas necessitated the creation of special armored vehicles to deal with them.The book then becomes a story about operations in the north along the Angolan border.Maps and diagrams complete the stories so the reader is rarely lost and his attention is always drawn to what will happen next.Peter Stiff is a first class storyteller in this respect.This book is yet another masterpiece in his trilogy.Another must read for all South Africans.

Seth J. Frantzman

Koevoet's counter-insurgency war put in perspective
Counter-insurgency warfare has never been a lounge sport, and good counter-insurgency forces are always quick to be marked as the vilans.This book shows how the South African Police, during the late 70's deceided to fight SWAPO on its own terms. A fighting vehicle capable of withstanding small arms fire and landmines was developed.This new Vehicle, the Casspir, was armed and gave the Police mobility and fire power. Every vehicle was manned by a Car Commander (initially a white South African) and 8-10 black special policeman.Casspirs worked in groups of 4 and was supported by a logistic vehicle.Operations ussaully lasted a week to 2 weeks in the bush.Leads where followed and as soon as track where picked up, the Wambo trackers started following the tracks.The end result was in most cases a violent but uneven shootout, between the SWAPO insurgents and the 40 odd policeman and their heavily armed fighting vehicles.Needless to say the international press and anti-South African lobby were soon to brand the Policemen as the vilans.What this book is doing, is to tell the story about policemen doing soldier's jobs.No mercy was given by both sides, and black and white fought and died together to resist the communist onslaught from Angola, being run under the blanket of African nationalism.Fortunately the cold war ended and the communist approach died with it.Today Namibia is a independant and prosperous country, but if it was not for these brave Policemen Namibia could have looked much different from what it is now.Reading the book also raises a number of questions.Why did SWAPO invaded Namibia in 1989?Why did SWAPO after 15 years of independance not claimed it's dead from the mass graves they were buried in?How big was the intimidation before and during the 1990 elections?It seems it must have been substantial.Firstly huge numbers of the Wambo people supporting the Police and volunteering to fight SWAPO & weeks later everybody voteing for SWAPO!!!This a unique book in its approach and a must read for people with a tac for military history and tactics- although these men where mostly policemen.This book also gives a face to ordaniry policemen, not being interested in politics but rather in doing an outstanding and committed job.There is also another side to the Namibian Border War.Read this book and experience what you did not read in the Anti-Apartheid literature. ... Read more

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A survey from the desert shores of the Namib to the waters of the Maputaland coral reefs, depicting the villages, towns, great harbours, and the area's vast range of animal inhabitants. ... Read more

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