Writing a Wider War - Rethinking Gender, Race, and Identity in the South African War, 1899-1902 (Paperback)

A century after the South African War (1899-1902), historians are beginning to reevaluate the accepted wisdom regarding the scope of the war, its participants, and its impact. Writing a Wider War charts some of the changing historical constructions of the memorialization of suffering during the war. Writing a Wider War presents a dramatically new interpretation of the role of Boer women in the conflict and profoundly changes how we look at the making of Afrikaner nationalism. African experiences of the war are also examined, highlighting racial subjugation in the context of colonial war and black participation, and showcasing important new research by African historians. The collection includes a reassessment of British imperialism and probing essays on J. A. Hobson; the masculinist nature of life on commando among Boer soldiers; Anglo-Jewry; secularism; health and medicine; nursing, women, and disease in the concentration camps; and the rivalry between British politicians and generals. An examination of the importance of the South African War in contemporary British political economy, and the part played by imperial propaganda, rounds off a thoroughly groundbreaking reinterpretation of this formative event in South Africa's history.

General

Imprint:	Ohio University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2002
First published:	December 2002
Editors:	Greg Cuthbertson • Albert Grundlingh • Mary-Lynn Suttie
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	376
ISBN-13:	978-0-8214-1463-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-8214-1463-1
Barcode:	9780821414637

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