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

by Andrew Manson, Bernard K. Mbenga, Bernard Mbenga

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 defi ning issues, moments and individuals in this lesser known region of South Africa. Some of the focuses are: an important Tswana kgosi (chief ), Moiloa II of the Bahurutshe; responses to and participation in the South African War and its aftermath, 1899-1907; land acquisition; economic and political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1868147711
• ISBN13: 9781868147717
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Wits University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"