Power in Colonial Africa: Conflict and Discourse in Lesotho, 1870–1960

Contents

v  Preface vii Names and Terms xi 1 Power in Theory and Practice 3 2 Transcripts of the Past: The BaSotho under Colonial Rule 25 3 Prelude to Rebellion: Pitsos, Magistrates, and the Imposition of Colonial Rule 40 4 The White Horse and the Jailhouse Key: Moorosi’s Rebellion 55 5 Guns, Diplomacy, and Discourse: The Gun War 71 6 Hidden Discourse in the Public Transcript: Ceremony and Subversion 90 7 Lerotholi and “Masopha’s War”: The Colonial/Civil War of 1898 118 8 Of Laws, Courts, and Chiefs: The Twentieth Century 140 9 Of Paramente and Power: Terror in Basutoland 168 10 Discourse and Subterfuge: Responses to Medicine Murder 184 11 Seeking Sovereignty and the Rule of Law 215 Notes 227 Bibliography 249 Index 259 v ...