Throwing Down White Man
Cape Rule and Misrule in Colonial Lesotho, 1871–1884
Merlin Press · Print & ebook · November 1, 2011
Surrounded by South Africa lies the small, independent kingdom of Lesotho, and this book explores how the Basotho people came to preserve this autonomy from powerful neighbors in the Gun War of 1880–81.
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- Who it’s for
- The Gun War’s local rivalries and wider regional forces meet in a history of Basotho autonomy.
- Genres
- Southern African History, 19th-Century History, Other Military Conflicts
- Published
- Merlin Press, November 1, 2011
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Surrounded by South Africa lies the small, independent kingdom of Lesotho, and this book explores how the Basotho people came to preserve this autonomy from powerful neighbors in the Gun War of 1880–81. One of several wars in southern Africa at the time, the Gun War was different in one, all-important respect: the whites were humiliatingly defeated, or at least decisively held at bay.
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Presenting oral traditions and archival sources with meticulous care, this history lays bare the narrower interests and conflicting perspectives among the Basotho chiefs and the local officials as well as the larger forces at work in the region. Compelling and absorbing, this study of the Gun War will interest historians and academics alike.
Basotho Autonomy
The Gun War’s local rivalries and wider regional forces meet in a history of Basotho autonomy.
Come here for
- Basotho autonomy during the Gun War of 1880–81
- Oral traditions alongside archival sources
Expect
- Conflicting perspectives among Basotho chiefs and local officials
- South Africa’s regional power struggles, 1871–1884
Where it sits
| Southern African History | 54% |
|---|---|
| Other Military Conflicts | 45% |
| 19th-Century History | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- African History
- Southern African History
- Authors
- Peter Sanders, Peter B. Sanders
- Publisher
- Merlin Press
- Published
- November 1, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- African History