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Page 236
... became moribund . In all of Southeast Asia , except Burma and Thailand , the ver- nacular languages themselves lost their status , as the languages of the colonial rulers became the languages of administration and of a new elite . A ...
... became moribund . In all of Southeast Asia , except Burma and Thailand , the ver- nacular languages themselves lost their status , as the languages of the colonial rulers became the languages of administration and of a new elite . A ...
Page 280
... became impoverished and reluctant to trade , another would take its place . Though the Khoikhoi did not crumble as rapidly after the arrival of the Dutch as is often suggested , and offered considerable resistance to Dutch expansion ...
... became impoverished and reluctant to trade , another would take its place . Though the Khoikhoi did not crumble as rapidly after the arrival of the Dutch as is often suggested , and offered considerable resistance to Dutch expansion ...
Page 296
... became more effective after World War II , and by 1960-61 legislative councils had been established in all three territories . Basutoland and Bechuanaland became the independent states of Lesotho and Botswana in 1966. Swaziland , where ...
... became more effective after World War II , and by 1960-61 legislative councils had been established in all three territories . Basutoland and Bechuanaland became the independent states of Lesotho and Botswana in 1966. Swaziland , where ...
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