2. Editorial Francis B. Nyamnjoh 3. European Missionaries and Tswana .~tity in ~ 19th Century Stephen Volz , ~~ ""'\.. 20. Smallpox and History: the Example of Botsw na, 1930-1964 RKK Molefi 37. Ian Taylor 51. 'So Far So Good'?: An Appraisal of Dr. Ng'ombe's 1998 prop~~ecY on the Fate of the BNF Christian John Makgala 1 67. Designing and Coding Survey Instruments for Statistical Analysis Ntonghanwah Forcheh 85. Review Article: Botswana: An African miracle or a case of mistaken identity? Monageng Mogalakwe Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies is published by the Research and Development Unit, University of Botswana, Private Bag UB-00708, Gaborone, Botswana. Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies is distributed by the Educa- tional Book Service, Private Bag BR-42, Gaborone, Botswana. email: ivy@ebs.info.bw; fax: (+267) 3900462; tel: (+267) 3904283 web-site: http://schapera.fws1.com/pula ISSN 0256-2316