Black People and the South African War 18991902 (African Studies)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 26, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780521272247
Subjects: African history; Black studies; History: World; History - General History; Republic of South Africa; Africa - General; History; History / Renaissance
First sentence: At the beginning of the South African War the British and the Boers seemed in agreement on one issue at least: that the ensuing struggle would be a 'white man's war' in which the involvement of black people in the fighting would be confined to non-combatant roles.