Throwing Down White Man - Cape Rule and Misrule in Colonial Lesotho, 1871-1884 (Paperback)

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. 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.

General

Imprint:	The Merlin Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	November 2011
Authors:	Peter Sanders
Dimensions:	249 x 172 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	306
ISBN-13:	978-0-85036-654-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-85036-654-2
Barcode:	9780850366549

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