Download or read book Government and Change in Lesotho, 1800–1966 written by L B Machobane and published by Springer. This book was released on 1990-08-06 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of political institutions provides an objective appraisal of the precolonial institutions of the Basotho before colonial rule in 1868. It appraizes the impact of colonial rule on the old political structure, the introduction of new institutions and the development of new perceptions.