Report From the Select Committee on the Kafir Tribes, 1851 Together With the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, Appendix, and Index Classic Reprint

Select Committee on the Kafir Tribes

ISBN 10: 1332778879 / ISBN 13: 9781332778874

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Report From the Select Committee on the Kafir Tribes, 1851 Together With the Proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence, Appendix, and Index Classic Reprint
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1332778879
• ISBN 13: 9781332778874
• Binding: PAP
• Condition: New
• Weight: 926 grams

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Synopsis

Report on the Kafir Tribes and the South African Frontier—an 1851 parliamentary record for readers of history and policy.

This edition collects the proceedings, minutes of evidence, appendix, and index from a British House of Commons inquiry into the relations between the country and the Kafir and other tribes on the frontier. It captures the scope, debates, and practical concerns that shaped frontier policy in the mid-19th century.

Readers will encounter firsthand testimony about military posts, communication lines, and strategic considerations for defending a colony. The document also surveys the role of treaties, the performance of governors and officers, and the tensions between missionaries, traders, and settlers in a rapidly changing region.

• A window into mid-19th century parliamentary inquiry and its method for handling complex frontier issues.
• Discussion of open-country defense, fortifications, and the idea of garrisoned fronts as a response to threats.
• Examinations of treaties with Kafir chiefs and how reliability and enforcement were viewed at the time.

Ideal for readers of imperial history, colonial policy, and 19th-century governance seeking concrete, period‑based viewpoints.