As with so many historical questions, the German-Herero War seems to invite no final, right interpretation. This study also marks the first serious attempt to deal with the experience of Herero women and children in the history of Namibia. Strict chronology and narrative have been abandoned in favor of the development of a number of themes or reflections and speculations. In the new postmodern historical genre, historians do not recount events or tell stories. Instead, they scrutinize the stories and accounts of events that others have told or written or, as in the case of the Hereros and the Germans, have not told or written.
History is as much about forgetting as remembering.
After the German-Herero War, work parties collectively organized evening literacy classes. Such studies reveal just how hard the Herero people fought to maintain their freedom and just how resilient and determined they were in the struggle to regain it. 5 Richard A. Voeltz Cameron University Content in the History Cooperative database is intended for personal, noncommercial use only. You may not reproduce, publish, distribute, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, modify, create derivative works from, display, or in any way exploit the History Cooperative database in whole or in part without the written permission of the copyright holder.