| Description |
xv, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
African studies series ; 78 |
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African studies series ; 78
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| Contents |
1. Introduction-- 2. Settlement and trade patterns before 1830-- 3. Political consolidation and the rise of Moshoeshoe in the 1820s-- 4. The land of the BaSotho: the geographic extent of Moshoeshoe's authority, 1824-1864-- 5. The European intrusion and the competition for land, 1834-1868-- 6. Food and politics: feasts and famines-- 7. The rise and decline of craft specialization-- 8. The allocation of labor, 1830-1910-- 9. The local exchange of goods and services, 1839-1910-- 10. Women, reproduction, and production-- 11. The Basotho and the rise of the regional European market, 1830-1910-- 12. The colonial imposition and the failure of the local economy, 1871-1910-- 13. Economy, politics, migrant labor and gender-- 14. In pursuit of security |
| Analysis |
Lesotho History, to 1966 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-244) and index |
| SUBJECT |
Lesotho -- Economic conditions -- To 1966.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076177
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Lesotho -- Politics and government -- To 1966.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076183
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| LC no. |
92031675 |
| ISBN |
052144067X |
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