A tool for modernisation? The Boer concentration camps of the South African War, 1900 - 1902
While not denying the tragedy of the high mortality of people in the concentration camps in the South African War of 1899 - 1902, this article suggests that, for Lord Milner and the British Colonial Office, the camps became a means of introducing the rural society of the Boers to the facilities of m...
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| Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2010-06-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/10148 |