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Shaka Zulu : the rise of the Zulu empire E. A. Ritter

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London Longmans 1955Description: 383 pContent type:
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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.
Summary: 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.
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Book Book Zvishavane Library Open Shelf DT1787 RIT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 11938 Available BK25224
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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.

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