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Austral Africa: Losing It or Ruling It

John Mackenzie, 1887

Summary

Mackenzie's political work arguing for direct British protectorate rule over Bechuanaland, written amid Boer expansion northward. A crucial source for understanding the competition between British imperialism, Boer settler expansion, and indigenous Tswana interests in the 1880s, which led to the Bechuanaland Protectorate.

Topics

Bechuanaland, Tswana, British policy, Transvaal, Land, Missionaries

Bibliographic Information

Author
John Mackenzie
Year
1887
Language(s)
English
Period
Cape Colony
Perspective
Missionary advocate
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