War of words : Dutch pro-Boer propaganda and the South African War (1899-1902) / Vincent Kuitenbrouwer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuitenbrouwer, Vincent (Johan Jacob Vincent), 1978- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South African War, 1899-1902--Netherlands--Propaganda.

South African War, 1899-1902.

Afrikaners.

Propaganda--Netherlands.

Propaganda.

Propaganda--South Africa.

South African War, 1899-1902--Foreign public opinion.

Netherlands--Relations--South Africa.

Netherlands.

South Africa--Relations--Netherlands.

South Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>The Boer War gripped the Dutch public during the turn of the nineteenth century, when the Boer Republics, made up of descendants of seventeenth-century settlers from the Netherlands, were fighting the British Empire in South Africa. <i>War of Words</i> examines the ample Dutch propaganda during this time period, which attempted to counterweigh the British coverage of the war. Vincent Kuitenbrouwer offers a highly readable study of the pro-Boer movement in the Netherlands both during the Boer War and far into the twentieth century, while exploring the representation of South Africans in Dutch-language publications and the several persistent stereotypes that colored the Dutch attitude toward the Boers.<br></div>

Contents:

Front matter

Table of contents

Introduction

PART I Principles of propaganda (1880-1899)

Chapter 1. 'New Holland' in South Africa? Building a bridgehead between the Netherlands and the Boer republics

Chapter 2. 'Blacks, Boers and British': South Africa in Dutch literature

PART II War of words (1899-1902)

Chapter 3. A 'factory of lies'? The lines of communication of the Boers and their supporters

Chapter 4. 'A campaign of the pen': The Dutch pro-Boer organisations

Chapter 5. 'Dum-dums of public opinion': Pro-Boer propaganda, October 1899-June 1900

Chapter 6. 'All will be well!' Pro-Boer propaganda, June 1900-June 1902

PART III The aftermath of pro-Boer propaganda (post-1902)

Chapter 7. 'Whoever wants to create a future for himself cannot lose sight of the past': Willem Leyds and Afrikaner nationalism

Chapter 8. From stamverwantschap to anti-apartheid: the significance of the pro-Boer movement in the Netherlands

Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

Index of names

Index of subjects

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed October 02 2025)

ISBN:

1-04-077481-4

1-003-70939-7

1-04-078437-2

1-283-69833-1

90-485-1595-5

9781003709398

OCLC:

804824339

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access