Abraham Esau's War: A Black South African War in the Cape, 1899 1902

by Bill Nasson

Book Overview

The South African War 1899-1902 is no longer treated as 'a white man's war' by historians. Black South Africans were drawn into service by both sides, and the war affected the black communities in a variety of complex ways. Dr Nasson has written a closely focused regional study of the conflict in the Cape Colony, describing the dramatic participation of black people in the conduct of the war, and their subsequent exclusion from the fruits of peace...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521530598
• ISBN13: 9780521530590
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 9.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"