The state and the social [electronic resource] : state formation in Botswana and its pre-colonial and colonial genealogies / ℗Ørnulf Gulbrandsen.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Berghahn Books, 2012.Description: xix, 343 p. : ill., mapsSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 968.83/01 23
- DT2478 .G85 2012
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Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (p.[318]-334) and index.
The development of Tswana merafe and the arrival of colonialism -- Tswana consolidation within the colonial state: development of a postcolonial state embryo -- Cattle, diamonds and the 'grand coalition' -- Keeping the population in the societal fold: the state's capture of indigenous authority structures -- Tswana domination, minority protests and the discourse of development -- Anti-politics and issues of democracy and domination -- The governmentalization of the state: state interventions in the population -- Escalating social inequality: popular reactions to political leaders.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.