This book examines the process through which the mantle of leadership passed from one leader to another in Botswana. It concerns the succession to high office in Botswana over the course of more than half a century from the colonial time to the present. Three case studies explore the relationship between the British colonial authorities and the tribal leaders in affirming the legitimacy of the tribal chiefs of the Bangwato tribe in the former Bechuanaland protectorate. The studies examine the succession crises of the Bangwato first in 1925 and again between 1948 to 1953 and the political...
This book examines the process through which the mantle of leadership passed from one leader to another in Botswana. It concerns the succession to hig...
During the 1920s and 30s, Franz Taibosh whose stage name was Clicko performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Prior to his fame in the United States, Taibosh toured the world as the Wild Dancing Bushman, showing off his frenzied dance moves in freak shows, sideshows, and music halls from Australia to Cuba. When he died in 1940, the "New York Times" called him the only African bushman ever exhibited in this country. In "Clicko," Neil Parsons unearths the untold story of Taibosh s journey from boyhood on a small farm in South...
During the 1920s and 30s, Franz Taibosh whose stage name was Clicko performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and...
During the 1920s and 30s, Franz Taibosh whose stage name was Clicko performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Prior to his fame in the United States, Taibosh toured the world as the Wild Dancing Bushman, showing off his frenzied dance moves in freak shows, sideshows, and music halls from Australia to Cuba. When he died in 1940, the "New York Times" called him the only African bushman ever exhibited in this country. In "Clicko," Neil Parsons unearths the untold story of Taibosh s journey from boyhood on a small farm in South...
During the 1920s and 30s, Franz Taibosh whose stage name was Clicko performed in front of millions as one of the stars of the Ringling Brothers and...