War of words —— dutch pro-boer propaganda and the south african war (1899-1902)

----- 口水战：荷兰亲波尔的宣传和南非战争（1899至1902年）

ISBN: 9789089644121 出版年：2012 页码：409 Kuitenbrouwer, Vincent Amsterdam University Press

Between 1899 and 1902 the Dutch public was captivated by the war raging in South Africa between the Boer republics and the British Empire. Dutch popular opinion was on the side of the Boers: these descendants of the seventeenth-century Dutch settlers were perceived as kinsmen, the most tangible result of which was a flood of propaganda material intended as a counterweight to the British coverage of the war. Theis author creates a fascinating account of the Dutch pro-Boer movement from its origins in the 1880s to its persistent continuation well into the twentieth century. Kuitenbrouwer offers fascinating insights into the rise of organisations that tried to improve the ties between the Netherlands and South Africa and in that capacity became important links in the international network that distributed propaganda for the Boers.