Strategies of Survival in Troubled Times and Unforgiving Places = The Bahurutshe ba ga Moiloa in the 19th Century

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This paper deals with the history in the 19th century of the Bahurutshe ba ga Moiloa, a sub-group of the Sotho-Tswana peoples of the southern African interior. Its focus is to
? analyse strategies of survival employed by the Bahurutshe ba ga Moiloa in their interaction with other groups during times of turmoil and change in the region
? contextualise the 19th century history of the Bahurutshe ba ga Moiloa within the bigger picture of processes and patterns in the region.
The paper reveals the many links between the 19th century history of the Bahurutshe ba ga Moiloa and the central issues related to the broader South African historiographical context. The focus is on their ability, despite shifting power relations on the Highveld as a result of which they were progressively losing their political power, to apply their agency in protecting their interests through fluid alliances. However, the Bahurutshe ba ga Moiloa did not rely only on others to maintain an independent livelihood, but strove to help themselves. Unfortunately, by the end of the nineteenth century, as a result of a combination of factors the Bahurutshe had been economically weakened to the point where they were in danger of losing their selfsufficiency.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• 1. Introduction : Migration and Settlement of the Bahurutshe to the Seventeenth Century
• 2. Kaditshwene, Seat of Power of the Bahurutshe to the 1820s
• 3. Disruption Caused by the Arrival of Whites and the difaqane, 1820s-1840s
• 4. Settlement in Moiloa's Reserve and Intensification of Competition for Land
• 5. Troubled Times in the Late Nineteenth Century
• 6. The Bahurutshe Narrative in Context
• References
• Abstact