Account by a SWAPO member covering the military history of the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) from 1964 to 1989. Includes a table of attacks on South African armed forces and a chronology of engagements with the SADF up to 1978. Bib, b/w photos, 187pp, NAMIBIA. GAMSBERG MACMILLAN.

2004 9991605053 Paperback

A rare study of German colonialism in Africa. Its geographical focus is the Caprivi strip an eccentric panhandle created by the Anglo-German Treaty of 1890. The Strip juts eastwards from South West Africa (today’s Namibia) to the Zambezi River, and separates German and British colonial territories. Using insights and evidence drawn from African customary law, anthropology and archaeology, it delineates the imposition of German imperialism during its short period of ascendancy, 1884-1915. Covers the somewhat neglected uprising that pitted the Otjiherero, Nama and Damara peoples of South West Africa in an extraordinarily unequal, brutal and prolonged war of resistance against German imperialism from 1904. Index, bib, 433pp, GERMANY. LIT VERLAG.

2006 9783825878726 Paperback

An investigation of the records of the killings of 1978, when 600 Namibians were murdered by S African paratroopers. 120pp, illus, NAMIBIA. NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF NAMIBIA.

1996 1994 9991644091 Paperback

This chronology depicts Namibia's history from prehistoric times to its struggle for freedom and independence after the colonial occupation. Index, refs, b/w illus, xi, 484pp, NAMIBIA. NAMIBIA SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY.

In 2001, the Herero became the first ethnic group to seek reparations under the legal definition of genocide by bringing multi-billion-dollar suits against Germany and German companies in a number of U.S. federal courts under the Alien Torts Claim Act of 1789. The Herero genocide, conducted in German South-West Africa (present-day Namibia) between 1904 and 1908, is recognized by the UN as the first organized state genocide in world history. Sarkin considers whether these historical events constitute legally-defined genocide, crimes against humanity, and other international crimes. He evaluates the legal status of indigenous polities in Africa at the time and he explores the enduring impact in Namibia of the Germany's colonial campaign of genocide. He extrapolates the Herero case to global issues of reparations, apologies, and historical human rights violations, especially in Africa. 320pp, USA. PRAEGER.

Illustrated study of the use of photography in recording events in Namibia's colonial history. With archive photographs: the death of an African king in battle; the celebration of aeroplanes as instruments of policing; the panoramic recording of rituals; the hunting trophy draped over a motor-car; the bold gaze of African women in a changing urban landscape; marching groups of Herero men in German uniform. 280 x 260mm, 220pp, SOUTH AFRICA. UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN PRESS.

Caprivi, the remote and narrow Namibian strip of land encapsulated by neighbouring Angola, Zambia and Botswana, has a contested colonial and postcolonial history. Bennett Kangumu traces the politics of its people in this complex borderlands since the late 19th century. Ne-glected by German and South African colonial administrations, its inhabitants were often pushed towards neighbouring territories though not being an integral part of them. At the same time, South African apartheid and homeland politics emphasised the ethnization of local identities. Becoming a strategic location in the ensuing liberation wars of the late 20th century, its history is often one of conquest and resistance, plunder, betrayal and rivalry. 336pp, SWITZERLAND. BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN.

Secondary school textbook combining a skills and source-based approach to Namibia history with factual coverage. Illustrated throughout. 122pp, NAMIBIA. ZEBRA PUBLISHING

2003 9991678905 Paperback

Biography of the Numibian castle and estate built early in the twentieth century by a German nobleman Hansheinrich von Wolf. Portrays the unusual characters of both the building and its occupiers. Refs, b/w and colour photographs, 103pp, NAMIBIA. NAMIBIA SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY.

Early in 1904 war broke out in German South West Africa, when the Herero tribe rose up against an oppressive colonial regime. The German army despatched to the colony brutally suppressed the uprising and set about the systematic annihilation of the Herero and Nama people. This collection of essays considers many aspects of this war of extermination. Translator Edward Neather adds an introduction that situates these events in the context for the great African land rush by European powers and shows how racism, concentration camps and genocide in the German colony foreshadow the crimes committed during the Third Reich. B/w photos, 291pp, UK. MERLIN PRESS.

In 1904, the indigenous Herero people of German South West Africa (now Namibia) rebelled against their German occupiers. In the following four years, the German army retaliated, killing between 60,000 and 100,000 Herero people, one of the worst atrocities ever. The history of the Herero genocide remains a key issue for many around the world partly because the German policy not to pay reparations for the Namibian genocide contrasts with its long-standing Holocaust reparations policy. The Herero case bears not only on transitional justice issues throughout Africa, but also on legal issues elsewhere in the world where reparations for colonial injustices have been called for. This book explores the events within the context of German South West Africa (GSWA) as the only German colony where settlement was actually at-tempted. The study contends that the genocide was not the work of one rogue general or the practices of the military, but that it was inexorably propelled by Germany's national goals at the time. The book argues that the Herero genocide was linked to Germany's late entry into the colonial race, which led it frenetically and ruthlessly to acquire multiple colonies all over the world within a very short period, using any means available. 264pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

The Basler Afrika Bibliographien in Basel, Switzerland, houses a special archival collection on SWAPO. The collection contains primarily printed material from SWAPO and about SWAPO dating from the 1960s to 1990. Thus, the collection covers a variety of perspectives on the history of the SWAPO and the Namibian liberation struggle. A steady flow of new acquisitions led to the decision to bring out a revised and enlarged edition of the Guide to the SWAPO collection in the BAB first published in 1994. 322pp, SWITZERLAND. BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN.

A study of the Herero of Namibia and their struggle to maintain control over their own freedom in the face of advancing German colonial control. The author shows how the Herero German war led to the destruction of Herero society in all of its pre war facets and the re emergence of the Herero organised around the structures of the German colonial army, and beliefs of the Rhenish mission. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Index, sources, bib, maps, x, 310pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

Eleven Namibians who came to maturity during the bitter war of independence tell their stories, bringing the formative years of the nation to life. Includes a historical introduction by the editors. Notes, 165pp UK. MERLIN PRESS, 085036499X

Comprehensive standard Church History, offering an overview of the birth, growth and maturation of the Christian Churches in Namibia. Strongly informed by a religious sensibility. Bib, notes, tables, b/w photos, 449pp, NAMIBIA. GAMSBERG MACMILLAN.

In 1990 Namibia gained its independence after a decades-long struggle against South African rule - and, before that, against German colonialism. This book, the first new scholarly general history of Namibia in two decades, provides a fresh synthesis of these events, and of the much longer pre-colonial period. An invaluable introduction and reference source to the past of a country that is often neglected, despite its significance in the history of the region and, indeed, for that of European colonialism and international relations. 454pp, UK. HURST.

A history of Namibia focusing on the Liberation War in the context of the international diplomatic battle to put pressure on South Africa to withdraw. The author describes Namibia's early history and German conquest, the launch of SWAPO and the links between independence negotiations and US special interests. Index, notes, maps, b/w photos, xxxii, 152pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

Biography of the famed Namibian resistance fighter which is a valuable addition to the history of anti-colonial resistance in the region. Maps, bib, colour photos, 64pp, NAMIBIA. OUT OF AFRICA.

2001 9991622373 Paperback

On 12 May 1883, the German flag was raised on the coast of South-West Africa, modern Namibia the beginnings of Germanys African Empire. As colonial forces moved in , their ruthless punitive raids became an open war of extermination. Thousands of the indigenous people were killed or driven out into the desert to die. By 1905, the survivors were interned in concentration camps, and systematically starved and worked to death. Years later, the people and ideas that drove the ethnic cleansing of German South West Africa would influence the formation of the Nazi party. This book uncovers extraordinary links between the two regimes: their ideologies, personnel, even symbols and uniform. The Herero and Nama genocide was deliberately concealed for almost a century. 400pp, UK. FABER & FABER.

Photographic study and history of a Namibian ghost town in the southern Namib Desert, once the focus of the Namibian diamond industry, but deserted in 1956 following richer finds else-where. Index, col & b/w photos, 119pp, NAMIBIA/GERMANY. KLAUS HESS VERLAG.

2004 9991657061 Hardback

Wide-ranging collection by eighty-three contributors covering issues such as historiography, pre-colonial history, and the struggle for independence from South Africa. 773pp, UK. NAMIBIA SUPPORT COMMITTEE.

1988 0947905057 Paperback

Essays on a neglected area of African history, covering the early years of South African rule of Namibia. Topics include Mobility and Containment; Internal Pacification; Gender, Labour and Politics; Pastoral Economies; Power and Trade; Native Reserves; Migration in Ovamboland and The Namibia? Angola Boundary. Index, bib, notes, b/w illus, gloss, maps, xx, 330pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

Tells the background story of the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) and its role in aiding Namibia's transition from a bloody liberation war to formal democracy and independence. Index, apps, 412pp, NAMIBIA. GAMSBERG MACMILLAN.

At the beginning of 1977, five members of the Security Council caused quite a stir at the United Nations Organisation in New York. France, Great Britain and the USA, plus two non-permanent members, Canada and the Federal Republic of Germany prepared a joint initiative in order to resolve the deadlock over South Africa's illegal occupation of Namibia. It gave rise, on the one hand, to the hope that the apartheid regime in Pretoria, which had previously blocked all progress, would accept Namibia's independence with a democratic constitution based on the rule of law. On the other hand, Namibia's liberation movement SWAPO had many reasons to distrust the diplomatic process. In this study, the multi-facetted political and diplomatic developments - and dramatic setbacks - are analysed by a key participant in the negotiations. 140pp, SWITZERLAND. BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN.

A postcard book with 16 (detachable) historic photographs that convey an impression of the pleasures and challenges of travel in the South African colony during the 1950s and 1960s. The photographs come from the collections of historic photographs: the Photo Archives of the Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Namibia Resource Centre - Southern Africa Library, in Basel. 32pp, SWITZERLAND. BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN.

A history of the Ondonga Kings of Namibia. Includes b/w photographs and maps. Notes, bib, 70pp, NAMIBIA. OUT OF AFRICA.

Title in English: Swiss Emigration to Namibia: A new home in South West Africa? A study of Swiss emigration to South West Africa during late nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century. The author describes the historical context of emigration during this time and looks at the individual experiences of twelve families. Text in German. Illustrated with b/w maps and photographs. Index, bib, tables, x, 195pp, SWITZERLAND. BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN, 3905141817

Tells the story of two German geologists, Henno Martin and Hermann Korn, sent to South West Africa by their professor Dr. Hans Cloos, in 1935. Both were individualists and were at high risk Germany due to the takeover of the Nazi regime in 1933. One of their research areas was the Naukluft, to which they devoted several expeditions. Besides carrying out their research mission, they also dealt with the task of finding water in arid areas. Neither of the two were interested in politics and at the outbreak of the Second World War they both decided to live and survive like bushmen in the Namib Desert. The book describes these 2 ½ years in the desert, the fight for survival, their discussions and thoughts under the starry sky about the futile war in Europe. 328pp, SOUTH AFRICA. AD DONKER.

Analyses the Namibian independence struggle, an in-depth study of the former liberation organisation and its vision of the social, economic and political order to be achieved in an independent Namibia. Notes, bib, index, 175pp, SWITZERLAND. P. SCHLETTWEIN PUBLISHING.

A study of the Ovambo communities of the Cuvelai floodplain in northern Namibia: how they embraced Christianity with distinctive enthusiasm; how Christianity meant many different things to floodplain communities and how struggles to incorporate Christianity paralleled and intersected with other ongoing struggles. It convincingly demonstrates how a local microhistory can significantly illuminate our understanding of historical process. Index, bib, gloss, notes, 6 maps, 11 photos, xvii, 297pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS, 0852559577

An annotated source publication detailing the first genocide of the twentieth century providing the reader with African perspectives on German colonial rule in Namibia. BNS, 370pp, THE NETHERLANDS. EJ BRILL.