20th Century
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African Concentration Camps
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German Colonization
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- ISBN 9781789203264
- Format: Hardback
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Sep 2019
- Publisher: Berghahn Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Only in recent years has the history of German colonial concentration camps-in which thousands of Africans 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 and 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.
