The impact of racialist ideology and colonialism on socio-cultural changes in Namibia 1850-1950

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In conclusion the study looks at the volumity of changes that have taken place in Namibia since the first contact between the Namibian people and foreigners. It includes a bibliography, illustrations in the appendixes and maps

The study is mainly based on travellers accounts, government reports and on relevant research literature

This study traces the development of the racialist ideology and its consequent descent on Namibia where its application has resulted into brutal changes of the socio-economic and cultural life of the Namibian people. Chapters 2-6 examine in a detail way the resultant impact of racism which was introduced in Namibia under the pretext of "development" or broadly in the name of that near-mythical word "civilization"