A forgotten corner of Namibia: aspects of the history of the Caprivi Strip, c1939-1980
A major theme in this study Strip is South Africa's administration of the Eastern Caprivi Strip from 1939 to 1980, a period of 41 years. This general study of aspects of the history of the Caprivi Strip deals with a variety of themes. A good number of them could comprise separate studies. These include migrant labour, mission or Christian eduction, subsistence economy, medical history, traditional institutions and contested chieftaincies, cross border history, landscape perceptions. Instead of specificity, a researcher on a area such as the Caprivi Strip where there is poverty of research will always run the risk of engaging in general research, a drive to present just anything untold about the place. This is why this study emphasises a historical period, rather than a specific theme, because the researcher is able to touch on a multiplicity of topics relevant to the period under review. The aim is to present introductory research that will hopefully ignite further enquiry into the different themes raised.
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