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Anglo-Boer War · Humanitarian observers

The Brunt of the War and Where It Fell

Emily Hobhouse, 1902

Summary

Emily Hobhouse's devastating report on conditions in British concentration camps during the Anglo-Boer War, based on her personal inspection of camps in 1901. Her earlier report had caused a parliamentary crisis; this book expands the evidence and the argument. One of the most important humanitarian documents of the war.

Topics

Anglo-Boer War, Concentration camps, Boer women, British policy, Humanitarian

Bibliographic Information

Author
Emily Hobhouse
Year
1902
Language(s)
English
Period
Anglo-Boer War
Perspective
Humanitarian observers
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