Struggle for Swazi Labour, 1890-1920
Struggle for Swazi Labour, 1890-1920

Author: Jonathan Crush

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9780773505698

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The period 1890 - 1920 was characterized by the increasing domination of white over black in southern Africa and the associated expansion of a regional capitalist economy. Many largely self-sufficient African societies became heavily dependent on migrant wage labour and purchased food. These changes, together with the alienation of land for white settlement, transformed rural society, greatly accelerating the impoverishment of most Africans.

Swaziland
Swaziland

Author: Alan R Booth

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-06-26

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 100031376X

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This book describes the basis of Swazi traditional life and examines how modern values are influencing change. It focuses on Hilda Kuper's original study and subsequent analyses to describe that traditional society.

Labour Export Policy in the Development of Southern Africa
Labour Export Policy in the Development of Southern Africa

Author: Bill Paton

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1994-12-19

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 1349134996

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The book's broad theme is that the evolution of the power to control labour flows among different territorial jurisdictions was of major importance in the formation of a system of states. Labour export policy in eight countries in Southern Africa is examined over roughly the century 1890-1990 in Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The proportion of the total population absent working in another country is graphed for each, and combined, over the same period.

Studies in the Economic History of Southern Africa
Studies in the Economic History of Southern Africa

Author: Z.A. Konczacki

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-14

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1135199019

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First Published in 1990. Volume Two of Studies of Economic History of South Africa, looks at the Lesotho and Swaziland regions. The unfolding history and historiography of Southern Africa pose profound challenges for both analysis and praxis in the last decade of the twentieth century. These challenges are reflected in the range of investigations and contradictions, some of which are treated here, which together constitute an intellectual and political conjuncture. This collection of studies deals with the countries which were not included in the companion book on the economic history of the Front- Line States. Most of the space in the present volume is devoted to South Africa, primarily because of its importance to the region but also because contributions to the economic history of that country in English are very extensive as compared to the other states of Southern Africa.

Swaziland: Contemporary Social and Economic Issues
Swaziland: Contemporary Social and Economic Issues

Author: Peter G. Forster

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-05-08

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 1351750259

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This title was first published in 2000: Up-to-date information on socio-economic issues in contemporary Swaziland is not always readily accessible. This work fills that gap, by including contributions by Swazi scholars, based on recent research. Swaziland is of particular interest because of its culture and development, the special characteristics of small states and regional development in Southern Africa. Swaziland faces some problems found generally in developing areas but others are distinctive. The cultural dimension to development is paid close attention throughout.

Tourism, Tradition and Culture
Tourism, Tradition and Culture

Author: David Harrison

Publisher: CABI

Published: 2020-11-18

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1789245893

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David Harrison has contributed to the academic study of tourism over the last 30 years. This book brings together a collection of his published material that reflects the role played by tourism in 'development', both in societies emerging from Western colonialism and in societies previously part of the Soviet system. The overarching theme looks at how, promoted as a tool for development, tourism can lead to conflict between competing elites, but can also empower groups previously subject to constraint by traditional authorities. Tradition is intensely manipulatable and always reflects power relations. Such pressure on tradition is but one aspect of tourism's wider social impacts. This includes changes in economic and social structure, which, for many, constitute social problems that need to be addressed. At the same time, 'sustainability', though apparently a worthy aim, can be a problematic concept, especially when applied to 'traditional' cultures, and may conflict with such ideals as egalitarianism.

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.

Historical Dictionary of Swaziland
Historical Dictionary of Swaziland

Author: Alan R. Booth

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13:

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Reaching back into earlier periods when the Swazi nation was being formed, there are entries on Swazi kings, queens, and others who played significant roles. The colonial era is also clearly delineated, and entries on important people, places, and events important to Swaziland's contemporary history are also included. The considerable material provided in the dictionary is buttressed by a solid introduction, a chronology, and especially a substantial bibliography.