Government and Change in Lesotho, 1800–1966 : A Study of Political Institutions

Annotation 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 Front Matter....Pages i-xix Institutions of Government and Control of Power....Pages 1-28 The Subjugation of the Kingdom....Pages 29-75 The Establishment of the National Council, Its Constitutional Status and Challenges During the First Two Decades of Its Existence (1903–20)....Pages 76-125 Commoners’ Political Agitation and the Dilemma of the Chieftaincy....Pages 126-187 The Regency and the Reforms....Pages 188-233 The Establishment of the Legislative Council....Pages 234-265 The Placing of the Westminster Model....Pages 266-306 Back Matter....Pages 307-374 L.b.b.j. Machobane. Includes Bibliography And Index.