Midlands State University Library

Shaka Zulu :

Ritter, E.A.

Shaka Zulu : the rise of the Zulu empire E. A. Ritter - London Longmans 1955 - 383 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index

1 - Zululand and the Zulus in the late eighteenth century, Shaka: Birth and exile, 3 - The young soldier-Pampata- The Assegai, 4 - The new weapon- new tactics- promotion, 5- Campaign against Zwide- unprecedented generosity- Dingiswayo pardons Zwide against Shaka's advice- Shaka's refusal to consider marriage, 6- Senzangakona reconciled- the Zulu chieftain- rewards and punishments, 7 - Making an army - retribution - the E-Langeni punished and annexed, 8 - The second conquest - the harem established, 9 - Mgobozi married: death of Mbiya, 10 - The struggle with the witch doctors, 11 - Zwide - The tribal migrations, 12- Death of Dingiswayo - The first Zulu-Ndwandwe war, 13 - The battle of Qokli hill, 14 - Dingiswayo's heir, 15 - The second Ndwandwe war, 16 - The trial of Ntombazi, 17 - Carnival of victory - the royal lover - the great hunt, 18 - The Tembu war - the new Bulawayo - Shaka's testudo - Order restored in Natal - Mzilikazi's treachery, 19 - Shaka's court of Justice at the new Bulawayo, 20 - The English - the little Umkhosi- the eclipse, 21 - The English return, 22 - Death of a warrior, 23 - The death of Nandi, 24 - Embassy to King George IV, 25 - Death of Dukuza.

This book attempts to portray Shaka, the founder of the Zulu nation, as the Zulus saw him, particularly at the turn of the last century. By writing a biography rather than a general history it has been possible to incorporate the established traditions of the Zulus which the older generations described in the vivid and dramatic style peculiar to their nation.


Zulu (African people)