War of Words
Dutch Pro-Boer Propaganda and the South African War (1899-1902)
Published on 1. October 2025
404 pages
978-1-040-77481-6 (ISBN)
Description
Between 1899 and 1902 the Dutch public was captivated by the war raging in South Africa between the Boer republics and the British Empire. Dutch popular opinion was on the side of the Boers: these descendants of the seventeenth-century Dutch settlers were perceived as kinsmen, the most tangible result of which was a flood of propaganda material intended as a counterweight to the British coverage of the war. The author creates a fascinating account of the Dutch pro-Boer movement from its origins in the 1880s to its persistent continuation well into the twentieth century. Kuitenbrouwer offers fascinating insights into the rise of organisations that tried to improve the ties between the Netherlands and South Africa and in that capacity became important links in the international network that distributed propaganda for the Boers. He also demonstrates the persistence of that stereotypes of the Boers and the British in Dutch propaganda materials had lasting effects on nation building both in the Netherlands and South Africa of the period.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
15,14 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-77481-6 (9781040774816)
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05/2012
Pallas Publications
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Person
Vincent Kuitenbrouwer is assistant professor at the History Department of the University of Amsterdam. He is specialized in the history of modern imperialism with a particular focus on colonial media.
Content
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-oerorganisations, 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.
