Unity and division : aspects of the history of Abathembu Chieftainship c. 1920 to c. 1980
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2011
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The history of the abaThembu chieftainship in the twentieth century has been very little studied. This thesis is the first attempt to examine the chieftainship in detail. It shows how the chieftainship was deeply divided, yet survived socio-political assaults from both within and without. It focuses on the individuals who were successive paramount chiefs of the abaThembu, exploring how they helped shape the chieftainship over time, and on the impact on the chieftainship of state policy in the eras of segregation and then apartheid.
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Yekela, D. 2011. Unity and division : aspects of the history of Abathembu Chieftainship c. 1920 to c. 1980. University of Cape Town.