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Land, chiefs, mining : South Africa's North West Province since 1840

Manson, Andrew, author, Mbenga, Bernard, author

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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 (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/

• Publisher: Wits University Press
• Subject: Tswana (African people) South Africa North-West History. / Hurutshe (African people) History. / Mines and mineral resources South Africa North-West. / Chiefdoms South Africa North-West History. / Land tenure South Africa North-West History. / Blacks South Africa Transvaal History. / North-West (South Africa) History.
• ISBN: 9781868147717, 1868147711, 9781868147724, 186814772X

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DT1768.T89 M36 2014	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE