Land, chiefs, mining South Africa's North West Province since 1840

"Land, Chiefs, Mining, explores aspects of the experience of the Batswana in the thornveld and bushveld regions of the North-West Province, shedding light on defining issues, moments and individuals in this lesser known region of South Africa. Some of the focuses are: an important Tswana kgosi...

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1. Verfasser: Manson, Andrew (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Mbenga, Bernard K. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Johannesburg Wits University Press 2014
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Zusammenfassung:"Land, Chiefs, Mining, explores aspects of the experience of the Batswana in the thornveld and bushveld regions of the North-West Province, shedding light on defining issues, moments and individuals in this lesser known region of South Africa. Some of the focuses are: an important Tswana kgosi (chief) , Moiloa 11 of the Bahurutshe ; responses to and participation in the South African War and its aftermath, 1899-1907; land acquisition ; economic and political conditions in the reserves ; resistance to Mangope's Bophuthatswana; the impact of game parks and the Sun City resort; rural resistance and the liberation struggle; and African reaction to the platinum mining revolution." ... Publisher: http://witspress.co.za/catalogue/land-chiefs-mining
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-184) and index
Beschreibung:xiv, 191 Seiten
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24 cm
ISBN:9781868147717
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