The Concentration Camps of the Anglo-Boer War: A Social History - Elizabeth van Heyningen
The Concentration Camps of the Anglo-Boer War
A Masterful, Exhaustive Academic Investigation into a Shared National Tragedy
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: The Concentration Camps of the Anglo-Boer War: A Social History
- Author: Elizabeth van Heyningen
- Publisher: Jacana Media, Johannesburg
- Publication Date: 2013 (First Edition)
- ISBN-13: 9781431405428
- Edition Details: First Edition, First Impression.
- Binding: Original publisher's premium heavy-gauge illustrated card wrappers (Trade Paperback).
- Physical Format: Octavo (8vo), 406 pages. Extensively enhanced with historical medical charts, camp blueprints, data tables, and archival photograph plates.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good (VG)
- Exterior / Wraps: Structural state is very solid and clean. Displays minor, light handling-related surface friction on the matte wrappers and slight shelf friction at the outer corners. The spine is unbroken, flat, and uncreased.
- Interior: Very Good Plus (VG+). Text block is clean, tight, and immaculate. Pages are bright white and completely free of previous owner ink signatures, library markings, margin notes, or corner folds.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued).
Synopsis & Historical Value
Elizabeth van Heyningen’s The Concentration Camps of the Anglo-Boer War is an award-winning social history of the internment camps created by the British military. Moving past political rhetoric, Van Heyningen uses archival records, medical charts, and personal diaries to analyze the camps' administration. The book explores the complex experiences of both Boer families and black South Africans in the camps, examining sanitation, epidemics, and social dynamics. This is an essential reference copy for serious modern collectors.
Author Profile: Elizabeth van Heyningen
Dr. Elizabeth van Heyningen is an acclaimed South African social historian, researcher, and honorary research associate at the University of Cape Town. She spent decades analyzing colonial medical structures and gender roles, and her work on the digital Concentration Camps of the Anglo-Boer War Database has made her a foremost expert on the subject.