{"product_id":"dreams-for-lesotho-independence-foreign-assistance-and-development-9780268103613","title":"Dreams for Lesotho: Independence, Foreign Assistance, and Development","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDreams for Lesotho: Independence, Foreign Assistance, and Development\u003c\/i\u003e, John Aerni-Flessner studies the post-independence emergence of Lesotho as an example of the uneven ways in which people experienced development at the end of colonialism in Africa. The book posits that development became the language through which Basotho (the people of Lesotho) conceived of the dream of independence, both before and after the 1966 transfer of power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile many studies of development have focused on the perspectives of funding governments and agencies, Aerni-Flessner approaches development as an African-driven process in Lesotho. The book examines why both political leaders and ordinary people put their faith in development, even when projects regularly failed to alleviate poverty. He argues that the potential promise of development helped make independence real for Africans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book utilizes government archives in four countries, but also relies heavily on newspapers, oral histories, and the archives of multilateral organizations like the World Bank. It will interest scholars of decolonization, development, empire, and African and South African history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Aerni-Flessner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268103613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAerni-Flessner, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - John Aerni-Flessner is an assistant professor in the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities at Michigan State University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39946334371955,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":51.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_bca29b44-aff4-45fe-a68f-39cd7bfdbad8.jpg?v=1648314485","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/dreams-for-lesotho-independence-foreign-assistance-and-development-9780268103613","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}