Mos Historicus: A Critical Review of European History

Rebellion in Southern Rhodesia 1896-1897

Εξεγέρσεις στη Νότια Ροδεσία (ελληνικά)
Published: Sep 1, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/mh.38755
Keywords:
Colonialism Rebellion Southern Rhodesia Ndebele Shona British Empire
Antonios Chiotellis
Abstract

The present study examines the rebellion of Ndebele and Shona against the rule of the British South Africa Company in 1896-97. The purpose of this study is to point out the nature, the causes, the development, and the results of the natives’ anti-colonial struggle. This was the first serious attempt to overthrow the British colonial rule in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study of this rebellion sheds light not only on the characteristics of the local societies but also on the nature of the British colonial engagement in Southern Rhodesia. A major concern of this study is to give prominence to the new situation caused by the British conquest and the grievances of Shona and Ndebele, which led to the rebellion. Last but not least, special focus will be given to the legitimizing colonial discourse, as an attempt to justify not only the British war conduct but also the British colonial expansion in Southern Rhodesia in general.

Article Details
  • Section
  • Articles
Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Copyright notice:

Authors retain copyright for the articles published but assign the first publication rights to Mos Historicus. By virtue of their appearance in this journal, the articles are free to be used for non-commercial purposes. However, the articles cannot and must not be used in anyway, published elsewhere or modified without any reference to the author and the first publication of the article (licence Creative Commons 4.0). 

Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
References
Πρωτογενείς πηγές | Primary Sources:
Αρχεία | Archives:
Report by Deputy Commissioner Sir R.I.R. Martin in Salisbury on the Native Administration of the British South Africa Company, 16/01/1897. Προσβάσιμη στην ιστοσελίδα: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015082124705&seq=29 (Τελευταία πρόσβαση: 28/11/2023).
Άρθρα εφημερίδων | Newspaper Articles:
Ανώνυμου αρθρογράφου, «Der Aufruhr in Transvaal», εφ. Kölnische Zeitung, 02/01/1896, σ. 5.
Απομνημονεύματα και εκδόσεις σύγχρονες ή λίγο μεταγενέστερες των γεγονότων | Memoirs and contemporary publications:
Baden-Powell, R.S.S., The Matabele Campaign, 1896, Methuen & Company, Λονδίνο 1897.
British South Africa Company, Τhe Southern Rhodesia Handbook, BSAC, Λονδίνο 1914.
Hensman, Η., Α History of Rhodesia, William Blackwood & Sons, Εδιμβούργο και Λονδίνο 1900.
Hole, H.M., Reports on the Native Disturbances in Rhodesia, 1896-97, BSA Company, Λονδίνο 1898.
Hutchinson, G.T., From Cape to Zambezi, John Murray, Λονδίνο 1905.
James, R.M., Cecil Rhodes: A Biography and Appreciation by Imperialist. With Personal Reminiscences by Dr. Jameson: Two Portraits of Mr. Rhodes and A Map of South Africa, Chapman & Hall, Λονδίνο 1897.
Le Sueur, G., Cecil Rhodes: The Man and His Work, by one of his private and confidential secretaries, McΒride, Nast & Company, Νέα Υόρκη 1914.
Selous, F.C., Sunshine and Storm in Rhodesia, Rowland Ward & Co. Limited, Λονδίνο 1896.
Verschoyle, F., Cecil Rhodes: His Political Life and Speeches, 1881-1900, Chapman & Hall, Λονδίνο 1900.
Επιστημονική βιβλιογραφία | Secondary Literature:
Beach, D.N., «'Chimurenga': The Shona Rising of 1896-97», The Journal of African History, 20:3 (1979), σ. 395-420. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021853700017382
Beach, D.N., War and Politics in Zimbabwe 1840-1900, Mambo Press, Γκουέρου 1986.
Beinart, W., «Cecil Rhodes: Racial Segregation in the Cape Colony and Violence in Zimbabwe», Journal of South African Studies, 48:3 (2022), σ. 581-603. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057070.2022.2058771
Bender, S., Der Burenkrieg und die deutschsprachige Presse: Wahrnehmung und Deutung zwischen Bureneuphorie und Anglophobie, 1899-1902, Ferdinand Schöningh, Πάντερμπορν 2009. https://doi.org/10.30965/9783657767144
Bonello, J., «The Development of Early Settler Identity in Southern Rhodesia: 1890-1914», The International Journal of African Historical Studies, 43:2 (2010), σ. 341-367.
Chiwome, E., «The Role of Oral Traditions in the War of National Liberation in Zimbabwe: Preliminary Observations», Journal of Folklore Research, 27:3 (1990), σ. 245.
Cobbing, J., «Τhe Absent Priesthood: Another Look at the Rhodesian Risings of 1896-1897», The Journal of African History, 18:1 (1977), σ. 61-84. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021853700015231
Dawson, S., «The First Chimurenga: 1896-1897 Uprising in Matabeleland and Mashonaland and the Continued Conflicts in Academia», Constellations, 2:2 (2011), σ. 144-153. https://doi.org/10.29173/cons10502
Duncan, G.D., British Anti-Imperialism towards South Africa, 1895-1910, Διδακτορική διατριβή, University of Liverpool, Λίβερπουλ 1971.
Galbraith, J.S., Crown and Charter: The Early Years of the British South Africa Company, University of California Press, Μπέρκλεϋ 1974. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520338456
Hendrich, G., «The Afrikander Volunteer Corps and the Participation of Afrikaners in Conflicts in Rhodesia, 1893-1897», Scientia Militaria: South African Journal of Military Studies, 40:1 (2012), σ. 25-48. https://doi.org/10.5787/40-1-983
Kaoma, K.J., «African Religion and Colonial Rebellion: The Contestation of Power in Colonial Zimbabwe's Chimurenga of 1896-1897», Journal for the Study of Religion, 29:1 (2016), σ. 54-84.
Lindner, U., «Colonialism as a European Project in Africa before 1914? British and German Concepts of Colonial Rule in Sub-Saharan Africa», Zeitschrift für Globalgeshichte und Vergleichende Gesellschaftsforschung, 19:1 (2009), σ. 88-106.
Massie, S.A., The Imperialism of Cecil John Rhodes: Metropolitan Perceptions of a Colonial Reputation, Διδακτορική διατριβή, Oxford Brookes University, Οξφόρδη 2016.
Msellemu, S.A., «Common Motives of Africa's Anti-colonial Resistance in 1890-1960», Social Evolution & History, 12:2 (2013), σ. 143-155.
Palmer, R.H., «War and Land in Rhodesia», Transafrican Journal of History, 1:2 (1971), σ. 43-62.
Ranger, T.O., Revolt in Southern Rhodesia 1896-97: A Study in African Resistance, Heinemann, Λονδίνο 1967.
Rosenbach, H., Das Deutsche Reich, Großbritannien und der Transvaal (1896-1902): Anfänge Deutsch-Britischer Entfremdung, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Γκέτιγκεν 1993.
Said, E., Culture and Imperialism, Vintage Books, Νέα Υόρκη 1994.
Saunders, C. και Smith, I., «Southern Africa, 1795-1910» στο Andrew Porter (επιμ.), The Oxford History of the British Empire, Volume III: The Nineteenth Century, Oxford University Press, Οξφόρδη 1999, σ. 597-623. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198205654.003.0026
Seibold, B.S., Emily Hobhouse und die Berichte über die Konzentrationslager während des Burenkriegs: Zwei unterschiedliche Perspektiven, Universität Tübingen, Τύμπιγκεν 2011.
Seligmann, M.S., Rivalry in Southern Africa: The Transformation of German Colonial Policy, Palgrave Macmillan, Λονδίνο 1998. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230379886
Van Heyningen, E., «Τhe South African War as a Humanitarian Crisis», International Review of the Red Cross, 97:900 (2015), σ. 999-1028. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1816383116000394
Διαδικτυακές πηγές | Digital Sources:
The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, «British South Africa Company», Encyclopedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/British-South-Africa-Company (Τελευταία πρόσβαση: 01/02/2022).
Woodhouse, C.M., «Cecil Rhodes», Encyclopedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cecil-Rhodes (Τελευταία πρόσβαση: 01/02/2022).
«The Jameson Raid», στο https://www.sahistory.org.za/article/jameson-raid (Τελευταία πρόσβαση: 12/03/2024).