The Politics of Harmony
The Politics of Harmony

Author: Laurel L. Rose

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1992-01-31

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0521392969

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Laurel Rose analyzes how traditional ruling elites in Swaziland, as in other parts of Africa, use harmony ideologies to downplay and resolve land disputes. Such disputes could be used by foreign development agents or indigenous new elites as justification for implementing land tenure changes, including a reduction of traditional elites' power based upon land control. Swazi commoners accept the cultural value and legitimacy of most harmony ideologies, but they adopt various strategies when disputing about particular land rights in order to produce more favorable outcomes. This book is unusual in its focus on political rather than economic dimensions of land tenure and disputes. It searches for links between individual concerns with land use rights and national concerns with land policy. It also examines gender and leadership issues associated with land, showing how women and new elites threaten land interests of men and traditional leaders.

Accessions List, Eastern Africa
Accessions List, Eastern Africa

Author: Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, Kenya

Publisher:

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 830

ISBN-13:

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Number 6 includes cumulative main and added entry index for the monographs listed in that year.

Swaziland
Swaziland

Author: Mike Unwin

Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

Published: 2012-11-08

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1841624004

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Swaziland is Africa's second smallest country and its last remaining absolute monarchy. Dwarfed by neighbouring South Africa, this tiny, landlocked nation punches well above its weight in terms of both nature and culture. Author Mike Unwin explores the excellent wildlife reserves and wild hiking trails offering waterfalls, rock art and prolific flora and birdlife, and introduces travellers to the country's rich and varied landscapes. His personal insights, together with colourful anecdotes provide entertaining insights, give an insider's perspective. He divides Swaziland into four distinct regions, with detailed maps and itineraries for timescales from one weekend to one month. It includes a practical guide to neighbouring attractions easily accessed from Swaziland, including Maputo (Mozambique) and the Kruger Park (South Africa), both less than one hour's drive away. The natural history section offers far greater detail and more accurate information than found elsewhere, drawing on the author's extensive insider knowledge and experience.