"The country of Lesotho has experienced military rule, a return to democracy, and political and economic turbulence since many of the earlier works about it were published. It is entirely surrounded by South Africa, which has gone from a white supremacist regime to a democratically elected black government, drastically altering the character and options of both countries. This new edition of Scarecrow Press's Historical Dictionary of Lesotho provides a comprehensive collection of entries on the historical events and personalities of Lesotho, focusing especially on the Basotho who shaped the country's development rather than colonial officials and other expatriates. The greatest attention is paid to the events, institutions, issues, personalities, places and external relationships of the postindependence era. The bibliography introduces many recent publications about Lesotho that have supplanted the rather sparse published literature previously available. An extensive chronology of Lesotho's evolution is also included."--BOOK JACKET.