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Swaziland maps of royal elements and chieftaincies (from Crush 1980b)

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Kind maps spatial data
Producer J. Crush; drawn by Victor Leotlela
Coverage 1907
Works using it 2

Debates

Debate Works
Agrarian transition to capitalism and the fate of the African peasantry 2
Cheap labour thesis and the function of the reserves 2
The mine migrant labour system: origins, recruitment, foreign labour and stabilisation 1

Works using this source

Work As cited Period How used
Crush (1982a) Swaziland maps of royal elements, chieftaincies in 1907, and reserve boundaries (Figs 2-4), drawn from Crush 1980b 1907 Shows that reserve boundaries were drawn around existing locations of royal households, cattle posts, graves and chiefly homesteads.
Crush (1982b) Swaziland spatial data on royal elements and chieftaincies, 1907 (Figs 2-4; derived from Crush 1980b) 1907 Maps showing reserves 'drawn' around royal households, cattle posts, graves and chiefly homesteads, supporting the claim that the pre-colonial spatial structure was frozen.