African Perspectives of King Dingane kaSenzangakhona

The Second Monarch of the Zulu Kingdom

von Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu

303 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book examines the active role played by Africans in the pre-colonial production of historical knowledge in South Africa, focusing on perspectives of the second king of amaZulu, King Dingane. It draws upon a wealth of oral traditions, izibongo, and the work of public intellectuals such as Magolwane kaMkhathini Jiyane and Mshongweni to present African perspectives of King Dingane as multifaceted, and in some cases, constructed according to socio-political formations and aimed at particular audiences. By bringing African perspectives to the fore, this innovative historiography centralizes indigenous African languages in the production of historical knowledge.

• Reihe: African Histories and Modernities
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Afrikanische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9783319860015
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 13.05.2018
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing