Uncovering the Spiritual Dimension of the Basotho Objection to Resettlement

Experience shows that Africans are often, if not always, opposed to landrelated projects which include resettlement as one of their concomitanteffects. One project that has recently met this kind of opposition from someof the local people in Lesotho is the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Thisis the...

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Main Author: Rakotsoane, F. C. L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: ASRSA 2009
In: Journal for the study of religion
Year: 2009, Volume: 22, Issue: 1
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