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The Creation of the Zulu Kingdom, 1815-1828 : War, Shaka, and the consolidation of power / Elizabeth A. Eldredge.
Van Pelt Library DT1831.C53 E43 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eldredge, Elizabeth A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shaka, King of the Zulu, 1787?-1828.
- Shaka.
- Zulu (African people)--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Zulu (African people).
- Zulu (African people)--Kings and rulers.
- History.
- Zulu (African people)--History--19th century.
- Zululand (South Africa)--History--To 1879.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 406 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-396) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781107075320
- 1107075327
- 9781107428027
- 1107428025
- OCLC:
- 876833655
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