Did the Confinement of Boer Civilians in Concentration Camps by the British Army during the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) Constitute an Act of Genocide? by Hector Ribeiro

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Shoot Straight, You Bastards! Australians in the Boer War: the Breaker Morant Case by Martine Piquet

“…This article tells the story of this singular episode of the Second Boer War and reflects on a few aspects of its perception in Australia.…”
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‘It would be very much better if they never had children’: Eugenic Ideas and Policy-making in Edwardian Britain by Konstantopoulos, CS

“…General Maurice’s contribution was in explicitly linking these concerns to the burning issue of the day: the military setbacks of the Second Boer War and the realisation that Britain’s predominance had become fragile (Gilbert, 1965). …”

“Human Derelicts” and the Deterioration of the Nation: Discourses of Identity and Otherness in Victorian and Edwardian Britain (1860s-1910s) by Alice Bonzom

“…In the second half of the Victorian period, and even more so at the turn of the century, fears for what was considered the health of the nation started to grip Britain. The second Boer War (1899-1902) shook the already eroding self-confidence of an Empire that was preoccupied with what was described as the fitness of the race. …”
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The Pro-Boer Representation of War and the Origins of New Liberalism by Françoise Orazi

“…When the (second) Boer war began in 1899, it was greeted in Britain by the usual bellicose enthusiasm—itself fuelled by the widespread feeling of British superiority. …”
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