Land, Chiefs, Mining : South Africa's North West Province since 1840 /

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"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Manson, Andrew (Autor), Mbenga, Bernard (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Johannesburg : Wits University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Tswana (African people)
Mines and mineral resources.
Land tenure.
Hurutshe (African people)
Chiefdoms.
Black people.
HISTORY > Africa > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Black people > South Africa > Transvaal > History.
Land tenure > South Africa > North-West > History.
Chiefdoms > South Africa > North-West > History.
Mines and mineral resources > South Africa > North-West.
Hurutshe (African people) > History.
Tswana (African people) > South Africa > North-West > History.
South Africa > Transvaal.
South Africa > North-West.
Nord-Ouest (Afrique du Sud : Province) > Histoire.
North-West (South Africa) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"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
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781868147724

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