The Great Treks: The Transformation of Southern Africa, 1815-1854

ISBN-13: 9780582315679 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 394 str.

Norman Etherington

Opis

Few present day historians believe the old assertion that the "Great Trek" is the central event of South African history. This book puts an "s" on the phrase as a way of signalling its intention to deal with all the movements of people which occurred in South Africa during the 19th century.

Spis treści

Maps, Preface, Acknowledgments, Abbreviations, 1. Introduction, 2. Life in the heartland in the late eighteenth century, 3. Foreign invaders advance along the western panhandle, 4. The emergence of new leaders and state-builders, 5. Hardship, ambition and opportunity create new conflicts, 6. 'Mantatees', 'Matabele' and 'Fetcani', 7. Making contact with British authorities; getting guns and missionaries, 8. Confronting the British threat through diplomacy and war, 9. The coming of the Boer trekkers, 1836-8, 10. Adjusting to the presence of new forces in the heartland, 11. British officials intervene on the highveld, 12. Legacies, Further Reading, Index

O autorze

Norman Etherington