A Sad Fiasco
Colonial Concentration Camps in Southern Africa, 1900–1908
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2025
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-83695-376-0 (ISBN)
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-83695-376-0 (ISBN)
Comparative studies on concentration camps have tended to neglect the African colonial experience at the turn of the twentieth century. A Sad Fiasco delves deeper into the daily lives led in the colonial concentration camps in southern Africa and the motives behind the mass extinction of thousands of internees.
Only in recent years has the history of European colonial concentration camps in Africa—in which thousands of prisoners died in appalling conditions—become widely known beyond a handful of specialists. Although they preceded the Third Reich by many decades, the camps’ newfound notoriety has led many to ask to what extent they anticipated the horrors of the Holocaust. Were they designed for mass killing, a misbegotten attempt at modernization, or something else entirely? A Sad Fiasco confronts this difficult question head-on, reconstructing the actions of colonial officials in both British South Africa and German South-West Africa as well as the experiences of internees to explore both the similarities and the divergences between the African camps and their Nazi-era successors.
Only in recent years has the history of European colonial concentration camps in Africa—in which thousands of prisoners died in appalling conditions—become widely known beyond a handful of specialists. Although they preceded the Third Reich by many decades, the camps’ newfound notoriety has led many to ask to what extent they anticipated the horrors of the Holocaust. Were they designed for mass killing, a misbegotten attempt at modernization, or something else entirely? A Sad Fiasco confronts this difficult question head-on, reconstructing the actions of colonial officials in both British South Africa and German South-West Africa as well as the experiences of internees to explore both the similarities and the divergences between the African camps and their Nazi-era successors.
Jonas Kreienbaum is a lecturer at the Historical Institute of the University of Rostock. He holds a doctorate in modern history from Humboldt University Berlin and has worked extensively on colonial history, decolonization, and mass violence.
List of Illustrations
List of Tables and Maps
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Context: Colonial Wars in South Africa and South-West Africa
Chapter 2. The Purpose of the Camps
Chapter 3. How the Camps Functioned
Chapter 4. Deadly Learning? Observation and Knowledge Transfer
Chapter 5. Comparative Reflections on Colonial and National Socialist Camps
Final Observations: “A Sad Fiasco”
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.11.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | War and Genocide |
| Zusatzinfo | Bibliography; Index; 9 Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83695-376-3 / 1836953763 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83695-376-0 / 9781836953760 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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