Dreams for Lesotho : Independence, Foreign Assistance, and Development Hardback
by John Aerni-Flessner
Part of the Kellogg Institute Series on Democracy and Development series
Hardback
- Information
Description
In Dreams for Lesotho: Independence, Foreign Assistance, and Development, John Aerni-Flessner studies the post-independence emergence of Lesotho as an example of the uneven ways in which people experienced development at the end of colonialism in Africa.
The book posits that development became the language through which Basotho (the people of Lesotho) conceived of the dream of independence, both before and after the 1966 transfer of power. While many studies of development have focused on the perspectives of funding governments and agencies, Aerni-Flessner approaches development as an African-driven process in Lesotho.
The book examines why both political leaders and ordinary people put their faith in development, even when projects regularly failed to alleviate poverty.
He argues that the potential promise of development helped make independence real for Africans. The book utilizes government archives in four countries, but also relies heavily on newspapers, oral histories, and the archives of multilateral organizations like the World Bank.
It will interest scholars of decolonization, development, empire, and African and South African history.
Information
-
Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:306 pages, 1 Tables, black and white; 11 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:University of Notre Dame Press
- Publication Date:30/05/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9780268103613
Other Formats
- PDF from £39.59
- EPUB from £39.59
Information
-
Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:306 pages, 1 Tables, black and white; 11 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:University of Notre Dame Press
- Publication Date:30/05/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9780268103613