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OverviewIn 1852, the colonial governor `disestablished’ the chieftainship of the amaTshatshu, the leading group of Xhosa speakers west of the Kei River and north of the colonial border. It was only in 2003 that the amaTshatshu were recognised once again, by the democratic government. This book explores what it means for a people to be without recognition for over 170 years. It asks why the name of Tshatshu matters and to whom. It follows the people to whom the name was significant, and examines the meaning of `belonging’, or identity, and how this played out — among the descendants of Maphasa’s following scattered across the eastern Cape, and between them, their neighbours, local authorities and the national state. There are signs of a resurgence of the concept of chieftaincy in South Africa. Some critics view chiefly authority as patriarchal, authoritarian, anti-poor and undemocratic, and others see the institution as tainted by western attempts to amend it. None have adequately explained the resilience of chieftaincy nor have they come to grips with the complexities of rural society in South Africa, particularly with regard to the oppressive effects of traditional power on women and gender relations. This book will open up these critical areas for scrutiny and reflection. In so doing, it aims to shed light on the failure of land reform and development strategies in rural eastern Cape. Full Product DetailsAuthor: A. Mager , J.P. VeleloPublisher: University of Cape Town Press Imprint: University of Cape Town Press Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9781775822257ISBN 10: 1775822257 Pages: 196 Publication Date: 18 May 2018 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsIntroduction: What is to be done about the chiefs?; Chapter one: Conquest and the northeastern frontier: Bawana, Maphasa and the making of Tambookieland; Chapter two: Colonial enclosure: Yiliswa and Nonesi in the Tambookie location; Chapter three: Settler colonialism and the vendetta against Gungubele and Mfanta; Chapter four: Colonisation of the Transkei: Gungubele’s sons, their neighbours and the ambitions of Kayser Daliwonga Matanzima; Chapter five: Claiming identity, constructing ethnicity: the rise of the right hand house of Tshatshu and the politics of bantustanisation ; Chapter six: Restitution and new imaginings in the era of democracy; Summary and Postscript; Bibliography; Appendices.Reviews"""The most stimulating aspect of this book is the debate about the dichotomy between traditional and modern leadership in a democratic South Africa. It raises the question of a future role for traditional chiefs in a modern society. By extension, it contributes to the imagining of a future in the 21st century for rural South Africa."" --Kathy Munro, www.the heritageportal.co.za" The most stimulating aspect of this book is the debate about the dichotomy between traditional and modern leadership in a democratic South Africa. It raises the question of a future role for traditional chiefs in a modern society. By extension, it contributes to the imagining of a future in the 21st century for rural South Africa. --Kathy Munro, www.the heritageportal.co.za Author InformationAnne Mager is Emerita Professor of Historical Studies at the University of Cape Town, and the author of Gender and the Making of a South African Bantustan: a social history of the Ciskei (1995) and Beer, Sociability and Masculinity in South Africa (Indiana University Press and UCT Press, 2012). She grew up on the land from which the amaTshatshu were forcibly removed in 1852 following the eighth frontier war. Jeff Phiko Velelo is an agricultural officer, Anglican priest and amateur historian, and a counsellor to the heir of Maphasa’s chieftaincy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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