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BOOK REVIEW: Eating Bananas in Durban — the Boer Invasion of Natal 1899-1900
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BOOK REVIEW: Eating Bananas in Durban — the Boer Invasion of Natal 1899-1900

Most wars have accepted narratives about their origin and the justice of the causes they were fought for. These are constructed retroactively and are shaped by context and political legitimacy almost as much as empirical fact in establishing public support for dominant viewpoints.

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