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The Creation of the Zulu Kingdom, 1815-1828 : War, Shaka, and the consolidation of power /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eldredge, Elizabeth A. (Author)
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Shaka, > King of the Zulu, > 1787?-1828.
Zulu (African people) > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Zulu (African people) > History > 19th century.
Zululand (South Africa) > History > To 1879.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Political history in pre-colonial Africa : the case of the AmaZulu kingdom
  • Powerful chiefs before Shaka
  • Shaka's early life : oral traditions, tales and history
  • Shaka as warrior
  • AmaZulu expansion and repercussions : early conflicts and migrations
  • Chiefs, chiefdoms, violence and political reconfiguration
  • Challenges and consolidation 1824-1827
  • Royal women : authority and subservience
  • Zulu voices, Zulu meanings : ancestors, praises and history
  • Shaka's rule : social configuration and social control
  • Shaka's ambitions
  • The legacy of Shaka's reign
  • Appendix : James Stuart interviewees.