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Paper, pixels, or plane tickets? Multi-archival perspectives on the decolonisation of Namibia
Namibia was one of the final African states to gain independence, a political trans-formation which was the outcome of a decades-long liberation struggle. The global dimension of the struggle has been duly recognised by generations of historians. As a result, archival materials related to this era - as well as the colonial ones preceding it – are to be found all over the world. Through a discussion of relevant archival collections pertaining to Namibian history - though located outside the boundaries of the Republic of Namibia – this article by Tycho van der Hoog and Bernard C. Moore considers the global archival paper trail of Namibian colonisation and decolonisation.
This article appeared in Journal of Namibian Studies, Otjivanda Presse.Bochum (2022). ISSN: 1863-5954.
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Tycho van der Hoog is a PhD candidate at the African Studies Centre Leiden. His PhD project, tentatively titled ‘Blood, Bullets, and Bronze: The Relations Between North Korea and Southern Africa, 1960-2020’ seeks to reveal the ties that bind North Korea to the African continent.
Posted on 7 November 2022, last modified on 21 November 2022