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OverviewA new history of the Basotho migrants in Zimbabwe that illuminates identity politics, African agency and the complexities of social integration in the colonial period. Tracing the history of the Basotho, a small mainly Christianised community of evangelists working for the Dutch Reformed Church, this book examines the challenges faced by minority ethnic groups in colonial Zimbabwe and how they tried to strike a balance between particularism and integration. Maintaining their own language and community farm, the Basotho used ownership of freehold land, religion and a shared history to sustain their identity. The author analyses the challenges they faced in purchasing land and in engaging with colonial administrators and missionaries, as well as the nature and impact of internal schisms within the community, and shows how their ""unity in diversity""impacted on their struggles for belonging and shaped their lives. This detailed account of the experiences and strategies the Basotho deployed in interactions with the Dutch Reformed Church missionaries and colonial administrators as well as with their non-Sotho neighbours will contribute to wider debates about migration, identity and the politics of belonging, and to our understanding of African agency in the context of colonial and missionary encounters. Published in association with the British Institute in Eastern Africa Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph Mujere (Royalty Account)Publisher: James Currey Imprint: James Currey Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.492kg ISBN: 9781847012166ISBN 10: 1847012167 Pages: 197 Publication Date: 15 February 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Introduction: The Basotho and the Politics of Belonging in Southern Rhodesia Evangelists, Migrants and ""Progressive Africans"" Colonial Displacements and the Establishment of Native Purchase Areas ""Kubhetere"": Bethel Farm and the Basotho's Belonging in the Dewure Purchase Areas Building a Community School: The Rise and Fall of Bethel School Adherents and Rebels: The Basotho and the Dutch Reformed Church Missionaries Epilogue: Uncertainty and the Basotho's Quest for Belonging"ReviewsLand, Migration and Belonging is a welcome contribution to the struggles over belonging in Southern Rhodesia by a migrant group that tried to strike a balance between ethnic particularism and integration. [.] It is important for anyone interested in rethinking identity and belonging in Zimbabwe and in the region. SOUTHERN JOURNAL FOR CONTEMPORARY HISTORY Author InformationJoseph Mujere is Lecturer in Modern History after 1750 at the Department of History, University of York. He previously worked at the University of Zimbabwe and the National University of Lesotho. He is the author of Land, Migration and Belonging: A History of Basotho in Southern Rhodesia c.1890-1960s (2019). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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