The Eight Zulu Kings

Author : John Laband
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781868428397

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The Eight Zulu Kings by John Laband Pdf

In Eight Zulu Kings, well-respected and widely published historian John Laband examines the reigns of the eight Zulu kings from 1816 to the present. Starting with King Shaka, the renowned founder of the Zulu kingdom, he charts the lives of the kings Dingane, Mpande, Cetshwayo, Dinuzulu, Solomon and Cyprian, to today's King Goodwill Zwelithini whose role is little more than ceremonial. In the course of this investigation Laband places the Zulu monarchy in the context of African kingship and tracks and analyses the trajectory of the Zulu kings from independent and powerful pre-colonial African rulers to largely powerless traditionalist figures in post-apartheid South Africa.

Author : Brian Roberts
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000150081

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The Zulu Kings by Brian Roberts Pdf

Brian Roberts tells the story of the rise and fall of the Zulu dynasty in colourful detail. But it is the first two Kings -- the resolute Shaka and the fickle Dingane -- who dominate the book. Ruling when Zululand was independent and all-powerful, their tyrannical regimes transformed the tribal pattern in southern Africa. Shaka's wars devastated the surrounding territories and were responsible for the deaths of some two million Africans. Dingane fought fewer wars but, by aping Shaka's methods, was every bit as fearsome. The Kings are seen largely through the eyes of the extraordinary collection of white men who visited their kraals. How far the intrigues of these white adventurers influenced the fate of the Zulu Kings has never before been revealed. Until now their activities have been regarded as relatively innocent. By drawing on significant, unpublished material, Brian Roberts shows this to be far from the truth. Zulu history is thus presented in a completely new light. This is a saga of the Zulu empire at its height -- its bizarre customs, its bloodthirsty battles, its colourful rituals and, above all, its larger-than-life personalities.

Author : John Laband
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-02-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781776192717

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The Boer Invasion of The Zulu Kingdom 1837-1840 by John Laband Pdf

The battle of Blood River, or Ncome, on 16 December 1838 has long been regarded as a critical moment in the history of South Africa. It is the culminating victory by the land-hungry Boers who had migrated out of the British-ruled Cape and invaded the Zulu kingdom in 1837. Many Afrikaners long acclaimed their triumph as the God-given justification for their subsequent dominion over Africans. By contrast, Africans celebrate the war with pride for its significance in their valiant struggle against colonial aggression. In this account, John Laband deals as even-handedly as possible with the warring sides in the conflict. In contrasting their military systems, he explains both victory and defeat in the many battles that marked the war. Crucially, he also presents the less familiar Zulu perspective explaining the political motivation, strategic military objectives and fissures in the royal house. This is the first book in English that engages with the war between the Boers and the Zulu in its entire context or takes the Zulu evidence into proper account.

Author : Cetewayo (King of Zululand)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Ethnology
ISBN : UOM:39015000683899

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A Zulu King Speaks by Cetewayo (King of Zululand) Pdf

Author : John Laband
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781868428083

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The Assassination of King Shaka by John Laband Pdf

In this riveting new book, John Laband, pre-eminent historian of the Zulu Kingdom, tackles some of the questions that swirl around the assassination in 1828 of King Shaka, the celebrated founder of the Zulu Kingdom and war leader of legendary brilliance: Why did prominent members of the royal house conspire to kill him? Just how significant a part did the white hunter-traders settled at Port Natal play in their royal patron's downfall? Why were Shaka's relations with the British Cape Colony key to his survival? And why did the powerful army he had created acquiesce so tamely in the usurpation of the throne by Dingane, his half-brother and assassin? In his search for answers Laband turns to the Zulu voice heard through recorded oral testimony and praise-poems, and to the written accounts and reminiscences of the Port Natal trader-hunters and the despatches of Cape officials. In the course of probing and assessing this evidence the author vividly brings the early Zulu kingdom and its inhabitants to life. He throws light on this elusive character of and his own unpredictable intentions, while illuminating the fears and ambitions of those attempting to prosper and survive in his hazardous kingdom: a kingdom that nevertheless endured in all its essential characteristics, particularly militarily, until its destruction fifty one years later in 1879 by the British; and whose fate, legend has it, Shaka predicted with his dying breath.

Author : ka-Mpande Cetshwayo,Colin B. de Webb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:45940033

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A Zulu king speaks by ka-Mpande Cetshwayo,Colin B. de Webb Pdf

Author : Charles Ballard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Zulu (African people)
ISBN : UVA:X001634326

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The House of Shaka by Charles Ballard Pdf

Author : Philip Gon,Rosemary Mulholland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)
ISBN : 0868520888

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The First Zulu Kings by Philip Gon,Rosemary Mulholland Pdf

Author : John Parker
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520395688

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Great Kingdoms of Africa by John Parker Pdf

A groundbreaking, sweeping overview of the great kingdoms in African history and their legacies, written by world-leading experts. This is the first book for nonspecialists to explore the great precolonial kingdoms of Africa that have been marginalized throughout history. Great Kingdoms of Africa aims to decenter European colonialism and slavery as the major themes of African history and instead explore the kingdoms, dynasties, and city-states that have shaped cultures across the African continent. This groundbreaking book offers an innovative and thought-provoking overview that takes us from ancient Egypt and Nubia to the Zulu Kingdom almost two thousand years later. Each chapter is written by a leading historian, interweaving political and social history and drawing on a rich array of sources, including oral histories and recent archaeological findings. Great Kingdoms of Africa is a timely and vital book for anyone who wants to expand their knowledge of Africa's rich history.

Author : Elizabeth A. Eldredge
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107075320

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The Creation of the Zulu Kingdom, 1815–1828 by Elizabeth A. Eldredge Pdf

This scholarly account traces the emergence of the Zulu Kingdom in South Africa in the early nineteenth century, under the rule of the ambitious and iconic King Shaka. In contrast to recent literary analyses of myths of Shaka, this book uses the richness of Zulu oral traditions and a comprehensive body of written sources to provide a compelling narrative and analysis of the events and people of the era of Shaka's rule. The oral traditions portray Shaka as rewarding courage and loyalty and punishing failure; as ordering the targeted killing of his own subjects, both warriors and civilians, to ensure compliance to his rule; and as arrogant and shrewd, but kind to the poor and mentally disabled. The rich and diverse oral traditions, transmitted from generation to generation, reveal the important roles and fates of men and women, royal and subject, from the perspectives of those who experienced Shaka's rule and the dramatic emergence of the Zulu Kingdom.

Author : Shalo Mbatha
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0620897821

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Zulu Empire Decolonised by Shalo Mbatha Pdf

The first ever written Zulu history book covering 800 years of authentic history, written from the traditional Zulu perspective. This riveting and climatic saga describes in detail how King Shaka kaSenzangakhona constructed a formidable military empire out of a small, humble Zulu community. The author uses the royal lineage of the Zulu kings as the golden thread to tie the narration of the Zulu nation together. With mise-en-scene, descriptive historical events uncovered and woven together with never-before-told, intimate details of the Zulu royal household; the reader gains a holistic and evenly weighted understanding of the Zulu empire outside of the European perspective. With a foreword of endorsement in authenticity written by the reigning sovereign Zulu King, the book starts with the Zulu perspective of creation, Zulu mythology, culture and their unparalleled military feats. It describes how seasons are interpreted, the names of the planets, stars as well as the structure of the Zulu calendar. It details how King Shaka kaSenzangakhona invented genius military strategies to achieve the impossible and defeated the great British army at iSandlwana, at its peak during the colonial era. Zulu Empire Decolonised is packed with critical historical events that shaped the outcome of what we know of the Zulu nation and democratic 21st century South Africa.

Author : Michael R. Mahoney
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822353096

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The Other Zulus by Michael R. Mahoney Pdf

A detailed history explaining how and why, in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth, Africans from the British colony of Natal transformed their ethnic self-identification, constructing and claiming a new Zulu identity.

Author : Charles Ballard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Zulu (African people)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000212022

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The House of Shaka by Charles Ballard Pdf

Author : Diane Canwell
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844150601

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Zulu Kings and their Armies by Diane Canwell Pdf

Covering nearly one hundred years of Zulu military history, this book focuses on the creation, maintenance, development, tactics and ultimate destruction of the Zulu army. It studies the armies, weapons and tactics under the rule of the five Zulu kings from Shaka to Dinizulu. The rule of each of the five kings is examined in terms of their relationships with the army and how they raised regiments to expand their influence in the region. All the major battles and campaigns are discussed with reference to the development of the weapons and tactics of the army.

Author : E. A. Ritter
Publisher : London ; New York : Longmans, Green
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Zulu (African people)
ISBN : UVA:X000432866

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Shaka Zulu by E. A. Ritter Pdf

E. A. Ritter's "Shaka Zulu", the great biography of a Zulu king whose achievements rivalled those of his contemporary, Napoleon, in Europe, has established itself as a classic of African history. Shaka was born in 1787, the illegitimate son of a minor chieftain. Branded with this shame, he strove even harder to execute the rigorous duties required of Zulu youths. Excelling in everything he undertook, he soon proved himself a born leader. Gathering about him a nucleus of some 500 untrained tribesmen, he built up an immense army of skilled warriors, conquering and pacifying a territory larger than Europe -- all in the space of twelve years. Although Shaka was capable of cruelties, the author shows that the legends of his atrocities have been grossly exaggerated; paradoxically, Shaka considered many of the white men's punishments inhuman. At the peak of his career, Shaka was assassinated by his jealous brothers, and within fifty years his work was undone. But assassination, usurpation and his own excesses cannot dim the savage greatness of the man and the king, which emanates so strongly from the pages of this book. -- From publisher's description.