The politics of a South African frontier the Griqua, the Sotho-Tswana and the missionaries, 1780-1840 / Martin Chatfield Legassick ; introduction by Robert Ross.

Author/creator Legassick, Martin
Other author Legassick, Martin
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBasel : Basler Afrika Bibliographien, [2010]
Descriptionxxii, 394 pages : illustrations, Maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Griquas--Missions. --South Africa.
Sotho (African people)--Missions. --South Africa.
Tswana (African people)--Missions. --South Africa.
Griquas--History.
Missions--South Africa. --History.
South Africa--Politics and government. --To 1836.
South Africa--History. --To 1836.
Northern Cape (South Africa)--History.

Contents Introduction -- The Sotho-Tswana people before 1800 -- The evolution of a frontier society, 1700-1775 -- The frontier zone and colonial policy, c. 1770-1815 -- The development of the Griqua state, 1800-1820 -- The frontier zone in Transorangia, 1800-1820 -- The Griqua and the colonial government, 1815-1826 -- Dislocation in Transorangia, 1820-1826 - The new balance of power, 1826-1832 -- John Philip, Robert Moffat, and the Griqua, 1819-1832 -- Griqua expansionism, I: Andreis Waterboer in Transorangia, 1832-1836 -- Griqua expansionism, II: church and state at Griquatown and Philippolis, 1836-1842 -- The decline of Griqua hegemony -- Conclusion.
General note"This book publishes the dissertation by Martin Legassick, originally submitted to the University of California at Los Angeles in 1969"--T.p. verso. Dissertation entitled: The Griqua, the Sotho-Tswana and the missionaries, 1780-1840 : the politics of a frontier zone.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 353-371) and index.
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ISBN9783905758146
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