| | Jack Parson's book is a welcome addition to the very few books written on Botswana. A book like this one is welcome by especially the country's young and growing academic community. As a nation with its own history, culture and political tradition, Botswana is grossly under-represented in the world of literature. Not surprising though because Britain, which ruled this country as a protectorate for over eighty years, left it grossly under-developed at the time of its political independence in 1966. Physical and social infrastructure were even more inadequate than that found in other colonies. Typically, the country was characterised by the widespread poverty, inequality, ignorance and disease which persists today. |
