The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8

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John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell
The University Press, 1936 - Great Britain

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... chief and his family , and was dependent entirely upon birth . The chief was the head of the government and regulated the affairs of the tribe ; he was the leader in war and the chief magician of his people ; he settled disputes and ...
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... chief himself . On the other hand , crimes , such as political offences , sorcery , and offences against the persons of tribesmen , e.g. homicide , were brought directly before the chief for judgment , and prosecuted by him . All trials ...
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... chief , defeats Germans ( 1904 ) , 700 ; surrenders to Cape Police ( 1906 ) , 701 Morning Chronicle , newspaper , and Lord C. Somerset ( 1816 ) , 216 Morosi , Basuto chief , rising of ( 1879 ) , 480 Mortgages , in Cape Colony ...

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Contents

CHAPTER I
1
South African Rivers
7
The Karoo and the Kalahari
15

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TitleThe Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8
The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose
EditorsJohn Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell
PublisherThe University Press, 1936
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized1 Dec 2006
  
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