Richard F Weisfelder
Biographic Data
| ID | 89867 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard F Weisfelder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard F |
| FAMILY NAME | Weisfelder |
| SIGNATURE | WEISFELDER R F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toledo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Lesotho's interactions with South Africa and regional organisations in Southern Africa
Media reports alleged in late 2012 that South Africa was treating Lesotho ‘worse than ... under apartheid’. To test that premise, this article contrasts Lesotho's regional and bilateral interactions during the colonial and apartheid eras with present relationships. It reviews bilateral and regional factors that impact Lesotho, emphasising Lesotho's roles in the Southern African Customs Union, the Common Monetary Area, and the Southern African Dev…
Historical Dictionary of Lesotho
Lesotho is rather different from most other African countries. For starters, it is a kingdom, which preserves a traditional hierarchy and customs, and its population consists of one fairly homogenous ethnic group, although admittedly there are differences and occasional rifts within it. Then, it is a landlocked country, completely surrounded by South Africa on which is depends heavily. Economically, it has not been doing particularly well, this p…
Power in Colonial Africa: Conflict and Discourse in Lesotho, 1870-1960, Elizabeth A. Eldredge
Reviewed by: Power in Colonial Africa: Conflict and Discourse in Lesotho, 1870–1960 Richard F. Weisfelder Eldredge, Elizabeth A. 2007. Power in Colonial Africa: Conflict And Discourse in Lesotho, 1870–1960. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. 275 pp. $65.00 (cloth). Using Michel Foucault's conceptualization of power as a "multiplicity of discursive elements," Elizabeth Eldredge draws upon archival records and oral sources to unveil what she c…
On the Cusp of Colonial Rule: Medicine Murder in Lesotho
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This Matter of Women Is Getting Very Bad: Gender, Development and Politics in Colonial Lesotho
Marc Epprecht. This Matter of Women Is Getting Very Bad: Gender, Development and Politics in Colonial Lesotho. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2000. ix + 281 pp. Biographical sketches of informants. Notes. Bibliography. Index. R190. Paper By challenging existing orthodoxies about gender roles and women's accomplishments in the development of Lesotho, Marc Epprecht has made a major contribution to our understanding of the dynamics of …
What is delaying elections in Lesotho
(2001). What is delaying elections in Lesotho? South African Journal of International Affairs: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 75-81
Lesotho and the Inner Periphery in the New South Africa
Reformand the transformation of authoritarian régimes in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and the Horn of Africa have been associated with rampant nationalism, secession of component units, and ultimately, demands for the return of lost territories. By contrast, within supposedly 'tribal' Southern Africa, the African National Congress (A.N.C.) and its Africanist opponents are agreed that any settlement must apply to the whole of the Repub…
The Basotho Nation-State: What Legacy for the Future
Virtuallyall analyses of Lesotho's political framework have agreed that strong elements of national identity have neither forestalled domestic conflict nor served to promote a unified assault on awesome economic problems. Hence many writers imply that a major asset, rarely found in independent Africa, has been wasted.1Roger Leys has perceptively applied dependency theories of a 'labour reserve' economy to Lesotho,2and spends considerable effort o…
Moshoeshoe, Chief of the Sotho
Early Voices of Protest in Basutoland: The Progressive Association and Lekhotla La Bafo
Deliberate British support for the supremacy of the Basotho monarchy and the prerogatives of chieftainship after 1884 assured that those traditional institutions would adapt to changing socioeconomic conditions within a relatively narrow, increasingly rigid format not conducive to popular participation. Despite strong official discouragement of overt challenges to the existing structures of rule, various new channels of popular expression began t…
Political Conflict in Lesotho
Historical Dictionary of Lesotho
Lesotho is rather different from most other African countries. For starters, it is a kingdom, which preserves a traditional hierarchy and customs, and its population consists of one fairly homogenous ethnic group, although admittedly there are differences and occasional rifts within it. Then, it is a landlocked country, completely surrounded by South Africa on which is depends heavily. Economically, it has not been doing particularly well, this p…
The Basotho Nation-State: What Legacy for the Future
Virtuallyall analyses of Lesotho's political framework have agreed that strong elements of national identity have neither forestalled domestic conflict nor served to promote a unified assault on awesome economic problems. Hence many writers imply that a major asset, rarely found in independent Africa, has been wasted.1Roger Leys has perceptively applied dependency theories of a 'labour reserve' economy to Lesotho,2and spends considerable effort o…
Moshoeshoe, Chief of the Sotho
Early Voices of Protest in Basutoland: The Progressive Association and Lekhotla La Bafo
Deliberate British support for the supremacy of the Basotho monarchy and the prerogatives of chieftainship after 1884 assured that those traditional institutions would adapt to changing socioeconomic conditions within a relatively narrow, increasingly rigid format not conducive to popular participation. Despite strong official discouragement of overt challenges to the existing structures of rule, various new channels of popular expression began t…
Lesotho's interactions with South Africa and regional organisations in Southern Africa
Media reports alleged in late 2012 that South Africa was treating Lesotho ‘worse than ... under apartheid’. To test that premise, this article contrasts Lesotho's regional and bilateral interactions during the colonial and apartheid eras with present relationships. It reviews bilateral and regional factors that impact Lesotho, emphasising Lesotho's roles in the Southern African Customs Union, the Common Monetary Area, and the Southern African Dev…
This Matter of Women Is Getting Very Bad: Gender, Development and Politics in Colonial Lesotho
Marc Epprecht. This Matter of Women Is Getting Very Bad: Gender, Development and Politics in Colonial Lesotho. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2000. ix + 281 pp. Biographical sketches of informants. Notes. Bibliography. Index. R190. Paper By challenging existing orthodoxies about gender roles and women's accomplishments in the development of Lesotho, Marc Epprecht has made a major contribution to our understanding of the dynamics of …
Political Conflict in Lesotho
Early Voices of Protest in Basutoland: The Progressive Association and Lekhotla La Bafo
Deliberate British support for the supremacy of the Basotho monarchy and the prerogatives of chieftainship after 1884 assured that those traditional institutions would adapt to changing socioeconomic conditions within a relatively narrow, increasingly rigid format not conducive to popular participation. Despite strong official discouragement of overt challenges to the existing structures of rule, various new channels of popular expression began t…
Moshoeshoe, Chief of the Sotho
The Basotho Nation-State: What Legacy for the Future
Virtuallyall analyses of Lesotho's political framework have agreed that strong elements of national identity have neither forestalled domestic conflict nor served to promote a unified assault on awesome economic problems. Hence many writers imply that a major asset, rarely found in independent Africa, has been wasted.1Roger Leys has perceptively applied dependency theories of a 'labour reserve' economy to Lesotho,2and spends considerable effort o…
Lesotho and the Inner Periphery in the New South Africa
Reformand the transformation of authoritarian régimes in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and the Horn of Africa have been associated with rampant nationalism, secession of component units, and ultimately, demands for the return of lost territories. By contrast, within supposedly 'tribal' Southern Africa, the African National Congress (A.N.C.) and its Africanist opponents are agreed that any settlement must apply to the whole of the Repub…
What is delaying elections in Lesotho
(2001). What is delaying elections in Lesotho? South African Journal of International Affairs: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 75-81
This Matter of Women Is Getting Very Bad: Gender, Development and Politics in Colonial Lesotho
Marc Epprecht. This Matter of Women Is Getting Very Bad: Gender, Development and Politics in Colonial Lesotho. Pietermaritzburg: University of Natal Press, 2000. ix + 281 pp. Biographical sketches of informants. Notes. Bibliography. Index. R190. Paper By challenging existing orthodoxies about gender roles and women's accomplishments in the development of Lesotho, Marc Epprecht has made a major contribution to our understanding of the dynamics of …
On the Cusp of Colonial Rule: Medicine Murder in Lesotho
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Power in Colonial Africa: Conflict and Discourse in Lesotho, 1870-1960, Elizabeth A. Eldredge
Reviewed by: Power in Colonial Africa: Conflict and Discourse in Lesotho, 1870–1960 Richard F. Weisfelder Eldredge, Elizabeth A. 2007. Power in Colonial Africa: Conflict And Discourse in Lesotho, 1870–1960. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. 275 pp. $65.00 (cloth). Using Michel Foucault's conceptualization of power as a "multiplicity of discursive elements," Elizabeth Eldredge draws upon archival records and oral sources to unveil what she c…
Historical Dictionary of Lesotho
Lesotho is rather different from most other African countries. For starters, it is a kingdom, which preserves a traditional hierarchy and customs, and its population consists of one fairly homogenous ethnic group, although admittedly there are differences and occasional rifts within it. Then, it is a landlocked country, completely surrounded by South Africa on which is depends heavily. Economically, it has not been doing particularly well, this p…
Lesotho's interactions with South Africa and regional organisations in Southern Africa
Media reports alleged in late 2012 that South Africa was treating Lesotho ‘worse than ... under apartheid’. To test that premise, this article contrasts Lesotho's regional and bilateral interactions during the colonial and apartheid eras with present relationships. It reviews bilateral and regional factors that impact Lesotho, emphasising Lesotho's roles in the Southern African Customs Union, the Common Monetary Area, and the Southern African Dev…
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