Haiom in the Etosha Region: A History of Colonial Settlement, Ethnicity and Nature Conservation

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Basler Afrika Bibliographien, 2007 - History - 398 pages
The Etosha Region in Namibia, comprising the famous Etosha National Park and its adjacent communal and commercial farm lands, has been a conte step region since the advent of colonial settlement. The centenary of the Etosha Park in 2007 provided an opportune moment for critical reflection on its history, a much-needed appraisal achieved by this book through its multiple perspectives. At the centre of this book are the Haiom San and their long history of the dispossession and discrimination. Ute Dieckmann analyses with care the historical transformations. These were linked not only to the creation of the one of the largest nature conservation areas in Africa but also to the establishment of a settler state and society.
 

Contents

Acknowledgements
1
Precolonial Times 18501884
35
German Colonial Period 18841915
51
South African Period 19151946
101
Summary
116
South African Period 19461990
169
Independence 19902004
231
Shifting Identities
293
Whats in a Label?
300
Conclusions
335
A Note on Orthography
345
Index
377
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