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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Hauptverfasser: Manson, Andrew (VerfasserIn), Mbenga, Bernard (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
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:1 online resource (xiv, 191 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781868147724
186814772X
9781868149926
1868149927

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