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Government and Change in Lesotho, 1800–1966

A Study of Political Institutions

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  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. L. B. B. J. Machobane

    1. Maseru, Lesotho

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Institutions of Government and Control of Power

    • L. B. B. J. Machobane
    Pages 1-28

  3. The Subjugation of the Kingdom

    • L. B. B. J. Machobane
    Pages 29-75

  4. The Establishment of the National Council, Its Constitutional Status and Challenges During the First Two Decades of Its Existence (1903–20)

    • L. B. B. J. Machobane
    Pages 76-125

  5. Commoners’ Political Agitation and the Dilemma of the Chieftaincy

    • L. B. B. J. Machobane
    Pages 126-187

  6. The Regency and the Reforms

    • L. B. B. J. Machobane
    Pages 188-233

  7. The Establishment of the Legislative Council

    • L. B. B. J. Machobane
    Pages 234-265

  8. The Placing of the Westminster Model

    • L. B. B. J. Machobane
    Pages 266-306

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 307-374
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About this book

This study of political institutions provides an objective appraisal of the precolonial institutions of the Basotho before colonial rule in 1868. It appraizes the impact of colonial rule on the old political structure, the introduction of new institutions and the development of new perceptions.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Maseru, Lesotho

    L. B. B. J. Machobane

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Government and Change in Lesotho, 1800–1966

  • Book Subtitle: A Study of Political Institutions

  • Authors: L. B. B. J. Machobane

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20906-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: L. B. B. J. Machobane 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-51570-9Published: 06 August 1990

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-20906-4Published: 06 August 1990

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 374

  • Topics: Political Science, African History, Modern History

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