The impact of the South African War / edited by David Omissi and Andrew S. Thompson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Omissi, David E., 1960-

Thompson, Andrew S. (Andrew Stuart), 1968-

Class of 1932 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South African War, 1899-1902--Influence.

South African War, 1899-1902.

South African War, 1899-1902--Social aspects.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xvi, 313 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave, 2001.

Summary:

This exciting new book marks a major shift in the study of the South African War. It turns attention from the war's much debated causes onto its more neglected consequences. An international team of scholars explores the myriad legacies of the war - for South Africa, for Britain, for the Empire and beyond. The extensive introduction sets the contributions in context, and the elegant afterword offers thought-provoking reflections on their cumulative significance.

Contents:

Introduction: Investigating the Impact of the War / David Omissi, Andrew Thompson 1

Part I The South African Impact

1 The War in Twentieth-Century Afrikaner Consciousness / Albert Grundlingh 23

2 Black Communities in Natal and the Cape / Bill Nasson 38

3 Capitalism and the War / Iain R. Smith 56

4 Imagining the New South Africa in the Era of Reconstruction / Saul Dubow 76

Part II The British Impact

5 Publicity, Philanthropy and Commemoration: British Society and the War / Andrew Thompson 99

6 The Making of a War Correspondent: Lionel James of The Times / Jacqueline Beaumont 124

7 The British Peace Movement and the War / Paul Laity 138

8 Preaching Imperialism: Wesleyan Methodism and the War / Greg Cuthbertson 157

9 British Radicalism, the South African Crisis, and the Origins of the Theory of Financial Imperialism / Peter J. Cain 173

10 'National Efficiency' and the 'Lessons' of the War / Geoffrey Searle 194

Part III The Imperial and International Impact

11 India: Some Perceptions of Race and Empire / David Omissi 215

12 Canada / Phillip Buckner 233

13 Building Nations: Australia and New Zealand / Luke Trainor 251

14 'The World's no Bigger than a Kraal': the South African War and International Opinion in the First Age of 'Globalization' / Donal Lowry 268

Afterword: the Imprint of the War / John Darwin 289.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

0333776992

OCLC:

48154042