The Creation of the Zulu Kingdom, 1815-1828: War, Shaka, and the Consolidation of Power

ISBN-13: 9781107428027 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 420 str.

Elizabeth A. Eldredge

Opis

This scholarly account traces the emergence of the Zulu Kingdom in South Africa in the early nineteenth century.

Spis treści

1. Political history in precolonial Africa: the case of the AmaZulu Kingdom; 2. Powerful chiefs before Shaka; 3. Shaka's early life: oral traditions, tales, and history; 4. Shaka as warrior; 5. AmaZulu expansion and repercussions: early conflicts and migrations; 6. Chiefs, chiefdoms, violence, and political reconfiguration; 7. Challenges and consolidation, 1824–7; 8. Royal women: authority and subservience; 9. Zulu voices, Zulu meanings: ancestors, praises, and history; 10. Shaka's rule: social configuration and social control; 11. Shaka's ambitions; 12. The legacy of Shaka's reign; Appendix: James Stuart interviewees.