Shaka, Warrior King of the Zulu
Author | : Lynn Bedford Hall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Zulu (African people) |
ISBN | : 9780869774861 |
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Author | : Lynn Bedford Hall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Zulu (African people) |
ISBN | : 9780869774861 |
Author | : Lynn Bedford Hall |
Publisher | : Struik Publishers |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006-03 |
Genre | : KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) |
ISBN | : 9781868254187 |
Presents the life and accomplishments of the chief of the Zulu clan who expanded his army from a few hundred rough soldiers to 50,000 invincible warriors.
Author | : John Laband |
Publisher | : Jonathan Ball Publishers |
Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 2018-08-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1868428397 |
In Eight Zulu Kings, well-respected and widely published historian John Laband examines the reigns of the eight Zulu kings from 1816 to the present. Starting with King Shaka, the renowned founder of the Zulu kingdom, he charts the lives of the kings Dingane, Mpande, Cetshwayo, Dinuzulu, Solomon and Cyprian, to today's King Goodwill Zwelithini whose role is little more than ceremonial. In the course of this investigation Laband places the Zulu monarchy in the context of African kingship and tracks and analyses the trajectory of the Zulu kings from independent and powerful pre-colonial African rulers to largely powerless traditionalist figures in post-apartheid South Africa.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Story Press Africa |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2019-06 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781946498908 |
Shaka struggles to retain power as challenges at home and from across an ocean threaten his new rule.
Author | : Stanley Gazemba |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Chiefdoms |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Elizabeth A. Eldredge |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 421 |
Release | : 2014-10-30 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1107075327 |
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 body of written sources to provide a compelling narrative and analysis of the events and people of the era of Shaka's rule. The oral traditions portray Shaka as rewarding courage and loyalty and punishing failure; as ordering the targeted killing of his own subjects, both warriors and civilians, to ensure compliance to his rule; and as arrogant and shrewd, but kind to the poor and mentally disabled. The rich and diverse oral traditions, transmitted from generation to generation, reveal the important roles and fates of men and women, royal and subject, from the perspectives of those who experienced Shaka's rule and the dramatic emergence of the Zulu Kingdom.
Author | : James Graham Bronson |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 2016-07-22 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781533428011 |
The Story: This play concerns the rise and fall of the mighty African warrior-king, Shaka Zulu. From humble beginnings, he came to rule a nation larger than the state of California. Shaka's courage, fierceness, intelligence and organization forged hundreds of feuding clans into a superb fighting force to challenge the encroachment of Europeans in what is today South Africa. Denied by his father at birth, who cursed him as "Beetle," -- the derisive meaning of his name -- Shaka grew in stature and fame and his powerful tale swept around the world, becoming known in major capitals East and West. His doting mother, Nandi, was the driving force behind his relentless drive to rule far and wide. She was his strength and weakness because wen she died, so did faith in himself. Tortured by the rejection of his father's people, Shaka doubted all, save Nandi, even to the point of destroying the beautiful Semane, who loved him most. Shaka's brief 10-year rule ended when he was assassinated by his half-brothers, whom he spared in hopes they would come to love and respect him. Sadly, beneath the trappings of court and powerful warrior, there was a lonely little boy seeking adoration from others that he only got from his beloved mother.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : South Africa |
ISBN | : |
The epic story of the uniting of the Zulu tribes into a powerful new nation under the leadership of one man, set in the period of European colonial expansion.
Author | : Donald Burness |
Publisher | : Washington : Three Continents Press |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Thomas Mofolo |
Publisher | : Waveland Press |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2013-05-21 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1478609729 |
Chaka is a genuine masterpiece that represents one of the earliest major contributions of black Africa to the corpus of modern world literature. Mofolos fictionalized life-story account of Chaka (Shaka), translated from Sesotho by D. P. Kunene, begins with the future Zulu kings birth followed by the unwarranted taunts and abuse he receives during childhood and adolescence. The author manipulates events leading to Chakas status of great Zulu warrior, conqueror, and king to emphasize classic tragedys psychological themes of ambition and power, cruelty, and ultimate ruin. Mofolos clever nods to the supernatural add symbolic value. Kunenes fine translation renders the dramatic and tragic tensions in Mofolos tale palpable as the richness of the authors own culture is revealed. A substantial introduction by the translator provides valuable context for modern readers.