CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. MAPS viii
4. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
5. FOREWORD x
6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xvii
7. INTRODUCTION 1
8. Chapter 1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSWANA MERAFE AND THE ARRIVAL OF CHRISTIANITY AND COLONIALISM 29
9. Chapter 2 TSWANA CONSOLIDATION WITHIN THE COLONIAL STATE Development of a Postcolonial State Embryo 64
10. Chapter 3 CATTLE, DIAMONDS AND THE ‘GRAND COALITION’ 109
11. Chapter 4 THE STATE AND INDIGENOUS AUTHORITY STRUCTURES Ambiguities of Co-optation and Confrontation 136
12. Chapter 5 TSWANA DOMINATION, MINORITY PROTESTS AND THE DISCOURSE OF DEVELOPMENT 190
13. Chapter 6 ANTIPOLITICS AND QUESTIONS OF DEMOCRACY AND DOMINATION 227
14. Chapter 7 GOVERNMENTALIZATION OF THE STATE On State Interventions in the Population 255
15. Chapter 8 ESCALATING INEQUALITY Popular Reactions to Political Leaders 282
16. CONCLUSION 311
17. BIBLIOGRAPHY 318
18. INDEX 335