The Basuto: A Social Study of Traditional and Modern Lesotho

by Hugh Ashton

Book Overview

Originally published in 1952 and as a second edition in 1967 this volume provides a systematic and comprehensive account of the Basuto people and their changing culture, and reviews the developments and changes leading up to 1966 when Basutoland achieved independence as Lesotho. It describes in detail daily lives, the education and upbringing of children, initiation, marriage, economic activities and political developments within and outside the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138487511
• ISBN13: 9781138487512
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"