War, Shaka, and the Consolidation of Power
by
Elizabeth A. Eldredge
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2014
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...