Title War of words : Dutch pro-Boer propaganda and the South African War (1899-1902) / Vincent Kuitenbrouwer

Published Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (404 pages) : illustrations illustration Contents Part1: Principles of propaganda (1880-1899). 1. New Holland' in South Africa? Building a bridgehead between the Netherlands and the Boer republics -- Pro-Boers in the Netherlands -- Hollanders in South Africa -- The Jameson Raid: a catalyst for pro-Boer propaganda -- 2. 'Blacks, Boers, and British': South Africa in Dutch literature -- Adventurers and armchair scholars -- The ambivalences of stamverwantschap -- The language question -- Dutch views on English Africana -- The 'native' question -- The Uitlander question -- Part 2: War of words (1899-1902). 3. A 'factory of lies'? The lines of communication of the Boers and their supporters -- Boer diplomats -- Fraying at the edges: the Dutch policy of neutrality -- Repatriates and refugees -- Evading censorship -- Letters from the front line -- 4. 'A campaign of the pen': the Dutch pro-Boer organisations -- The NZAV from within -- Pro-Boers and pillarisation -- 'A campaign of the pen': the anv press office -- 'Practical support' or 'impractical plans': emigration schemes -- Fundraising -- 5. 'Dum-dums of public opinion': pro-Boer propaganda, October 1899-June1900 -- 'We know so well how you drifted into this war' -- 'Afrika voor den Afrikaner'? -- The Boer people's army -- Britain's grave -- From The Hague to Derdepoort: war atrocities -- 6. 'All will be well!' Pro-Boer propaganda, June 1900-June 1902 -- After the British occupation -- Bittereinders and Handsoppers -- 'Methods of barbarism' -- 'The English have a red haze before their eyes': farm-burning -- 'That lethal idleness' of being locked up: the treatment of pows -- A 'policy of torturing women': concentration camps -- The Peace of Vereeniging -- Part 3: The aftermath of pro-boer propaganda (post-1902). 7.'Whoever wants to create a future for himself cannot lose sight of the past': Willem Leyds and Afrikaner nationalism -- (Re)building Afrikaner nationalism -- Willem Leyds and Afrikaner historiography -- From Dordrecht to Pretoria: the collection of the Zuid-Afrikaansch -- Museum -- 8. From stamverwantschap to anti-apartheid: the significance of the pro-Boer movement in the Netherlands. Pro-Boers and public opinion in the Netherlands -- Dutch views on Afrikaner nationalism -- The cultural ties between the Netherlands and South Africa -- Dutch-South African relations after the Second World War -- General concluding remarks Summary "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"--Publisher's description Analysis geschiedenis history geography and auxiliary disciplines Afrikaners Boer Dutch language Netherlands Opposition to the Second Boer War Second Boer War South Africa South African Republic Willem Johannes Leyds Notes "This publication is based on the PhD thesis by Vincent Kuitenbrouwer from 2010"--Title page verso Bibliography Includes bibliographical references pages 377-394) and index Notes English Print version record Subject South African War, 1899-1902 -- Netherlands -- Propaganda South African War, 1899-1902 -- Foreign public opinion Propaganda -- South Africa Propaganda -- Netherlands Afrikaners. History. Humanities. Regional and national history. HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- General. HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- Republic of South Africa. HISTORY -- General. Afrikaners International relations Propaganda Public opinion SUBJECT Netherlands -- Relations -- South Africa South Africa -- Relations -- Netherlands Subject Netherlands South Africa Form Electronic book LC no. 2012547047 ISBN 9789048515950 9048515955 9789048515967 9048515963 1283698331 9781283698337 9089644121 9789089644121

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