A South African Kingdom: The Pursuit of Security in Nineteenth-Century LesothoThe Basotho kingdom emerged and consolidated in the dramatic and dangerous environment of nineteenth-century South Africa. Elizabeth Eldredge explores its transition from chiefdom to kingdom to the British colony of Basutoland. She provides a rich description of local agriculture and craft industries, including an analysis of the roles of women in production and politics. Emphasizing the resourcefulness of the Basotho, the book describes how they united in their struggle to sustain their society and economy in the face of political and environmental threats. |
Contents
Incidents of drought famine and disease | 1 |
Introduction | 18 |
the geographic extent | 42 |
feasts and famines | 58 |
nineteenthcentury Lesotho page | 74 |
The rise and decline of craft specialization | 82 |
The allocation of labor 18301910 | 101 |
Agricultural calendar | 103 |
The Basotho and the rise of the regional European | 147 |
Licenses issued by the colonial government | 157 |
Livestock exports | 162 |
Values of imports and exports | 164 |
The colonial imposition and the failure of the local | 167 |
Economy politics migrant labor and gender | 182 |
Migrant labor passes | 190 |
In pursuit of security | 195 |
Seasonal distribution of labor for women | 109 |
Seasonal distribution of labor for men | 110 |
The local exchange of goods and services 18301910 | 117 |
Notes | 208 |
Bibliography | 234 |
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Common terms and phrases
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