Secondary Sources

Secondary Sources on Namibia’s Past

Here you will find scans of and/or links to publications of academics or experts which are relevant to process Namibia’s past. Secondary sources are publications in written, printed or electronic form that provide information and background about topics from the author’s or publisher’s perspective, based on his or her research and expertise.

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Odendaal, Willem (2024): ‘Beggars on our own land …’

Odendaal, Willem (2024): ‘Beggars on our own land …’

Odendaal, Willem: 'Beggars on our own land …' Tsumib v Government of the Republic of Namibia and its Implications for Ancestral Land Claims in Namibia, Basel 2024 Description of the book on the website of the publisher Basler Afrika...

Wallace, Marion (2011): A History of Namibia

Wallace, Marion (2011): A History of Namibia

Wallace, Marion: A History of Namibia. From the Beginning to 1990, London 2011 (hard cover) Description by the publisher, Hurst Publishers, London: "In 1990 Namibia gained its independence after a decades-long struggle against South...

Zimmerer, Jürgen (2021): German rule, African subjects

Zimmerer, Jürgen (2021): German rule, African subjects

Zimmerer, Jürgen: German rule, African subjects. State Aspirations and the Reality of Power in Colonial Namibia, Oxford 2021 (Translated from the original German version "Deutsche Herrschaft über Afrikaner", 2000) Description by the...