The state and the social : state formation in Botswana and Its Pre-Colonial and Colonial genealogies /
Botswana has been portrayed as a major case of exception in Africa--as an oasis of peace and harmony with an enduring parliamentary democracy, blessed with remarkable diamond-driven economic growth. Whereas the "failure" of other states on the continent is often attributed to the prevalenc...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Berghahn Books,
2012.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- 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.
