Concentration camps are by no means only synonymous with Nazi terror or totalitarianism. In fact, concentration camps have deep roots in the culture and politics of Anglo-American liberal democracies.
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A British Conservative MP has brought concentration camps during the South African War back into the spotlight.
For black South Africans, the hard lesson was the same as it had been during the Boer war: support for Britain would bring few rewards.
Canadians' indifference to their military isn't so surprising. Almost every military conflict has raised serious questions, and spurred divisive debate, about Canadian unity and independence.
Apartheid South Africa started a war in which it could not maintain a strategic advantage. It misread the quest for national liberation and international opinion that undermined its effectiveness.
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Professor, University of South Africa
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Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study
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Program Director, Canadian Global Affairs Institute and Director of the Centre for Military, Security and Strategic Studies, University of Calgary
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Emeritus professor of History, University of Pretoria
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Assistant Professor, History, MacEwan University
