The state and the social [electronic resource] : state formation in Botswana and its pre-colonial and colonial genealogies / ¢rnulf Gulbrandsen.

Includes bibliographical references (p.[318]-334) and index.

The development of Tswana merafe and the arrival of colonialism -- Tswana consolidation within the colonial state: development of a postcolonial state embryo -- Cattle, diamonds and the 'grand coalition' -- Keeping the population in the societal fold: the state's capture of indigenous authority structures -- Tswana domination, minority protests and the discourse of development -- Anti-politics and issues of democracy and domination -- The governmentalization of the state: state interventions in the population -- Escalating social inequality: popular reactions to political leaders.

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