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- Re-Viewing Resistance in Namibian History
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University of Namibia Press
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Re-Viewing Resistance in Namibian History brings together the work of experienced academics and a new wave of young Namibian historians - architects of the past - who are working on a range of public history and heritage projects, from late nineteenth century resistance to the use of songs, from the role of gender in SWAPO's camps to memorialisation, and from international solidarity to aspects of the history of Kavango and Caprivi. In a culturally and politically diverse democracy such as Namibia, there are bound to be different perspectives on the past, and history will be as plural as the history-tellers. The chapters in this book reflect this diversity, and combine to create a remarkable collection of divergent voices, providing alternative perspectives on the past. Re-Viewing Resistance in Namibian History writes 'forgotten' people into history; provides a reading of the past that reflects the tensions and competing identities that pervaded 'the struggle'; and deals with 'heritage that hurts'.Re-Viewing Resistance in Namibian History brings together the
work of experienced academics and a new wave of young Namibian
historians - architects of the past. They are working on a range of
public history and heritage projects, from late nineteenth century
resistance to the use of songs; from the role of gender in SWAPO’s camps
to memorialisation; and from international solidarity to aspects of the
history of Kavango and Caprivi. In a culturally and politically diverse
democracy such as Namibia, there are bound to be different perspectives
on the past, and history will be as plural as the history-tellers. The
chapters in this book reflect this diversity, and combine to create a
remarkable collection of divergent voices, providing alternative
perspectives on the past. The book writes ‘forgotten’ people into
history; provides a reading of the past that reflects the tensions and
competing identities that pervaded ‘the struggle’; and deals with
‘heritage that hurts’.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-ii
- List of Contributors
- pp. v-vii
- List of Abbreviations
- p. viii
- Map of Namibia
- pp. ix-x
- 10. The Kavango Legislative Council
- pp. 170-177
- 11. The 1978 Election in Namibia
- pp. 178-191
- About the cover photograph
- pp. 317-318
Additional Information
ISBN
9789991642284
Related ISBN(s)
9789991642277
MARC Record
OCLC
916966811
Pages
328
Launched on MUSE
2015-08-10
Language
English
Open Access
No