Taking the history of trade and of traders as its subject matter, this book offers the first economic history of … northern Namibia during the twentieth century. It traces Namibia's way from a rural, largely self-relying society into a … local traders, a new social elite emerging during the 1950s and 1960s. Becoming a trader was one of the few possibilities …

the history of Namibia from German colonialism through the South African mandate and illegal occupation to current efforts … racism and colonialism, and for liberation and freedom. This study concludes with a critical examination of the folly of the … and implications for Namibia -- South Africa's internal settlement -- The UN, the Western Contact Group and South African …