Why Swaziland is Different
An Explanation of the Kingdom's Political Position in Southern Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5100448 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul-Henri Bischoff, Paul‐henri Bischoff (0000-0001-5547-2863, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 457-471 |
| Publication date | 1988-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x00011721 |
| OpenAlex | W2094778280 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 6 |
Explaining Swaziland's political position in the context of Southern Africa has been difficult and never in vogue. This small Kingdom with a population of less than 700,000 has often been neglected in African analyses, and where facts and figures have been presented, these have not been sufficient to give us any real understanding as regards what has happened in recent years, and why. What to some has defied objective explanation has been the Kingdom's non-conflictual relationship with South Africa which, in a regionally polarised situation, has come to be interpreted as a ready willingness to collaborate with theapartheidstate
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |