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The compassionate Englishwoman - Emily Hobhouse in the Boer War (Paperback)
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The compassionate Englishwoman - Emily Hobhouse in the Boer War (Paperback)
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Loot Price R261
Discovery Miles 2 610
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In 1899 the South African war broke out. As the war progressed, in
London the upper-class Emily Hobhouse learned of the camps in
southern Africa that contained mostly Boer women and children who
had been displaced by the hostilities. She was so concerned that
she decided to go to South Africa to investigate. By herself and on
her own initiative, she travelled by ship to Cape Town, to begin
the distribution of aid to these camps. She travelled thousands of
kilometres through the war and was appalled by the British army's
tactic of clearing the land and herding hundreds of thousands of
people into concentration camps, where the awful conditions put the
lives of these 'refugees' at risk. She urged the local authorities
to provide better care and support, but little changed. So she
returned to Britain to plead that immediate action be taken. She
was met by indifference from the government and vitriol from the
press. This remarkable woman was on the wrong side of history. Her
heroic mission could unwittingly have brought down the British
government, and her story was smothered. In this book, through
careful research, her courageous and inspirational work is once
again brought to life.
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