Mfecane Aftermath - Reconstructive Debates in Southern African History (Paperback)

The idea that the period of social turbulence in the nineteenth century was a consequence of the emergence of the powerful Zulu kingdom under Shaka has been written about extensively as a central episode of southern African history. Considerable dynamic debate has focused on the idea that this period – the ‘mfecane’- left much of the interior depopulated, thereby justifying white occupation. One view is that ‘the time of troubles’ owed more to the Delagoa Bay Slave trade and the demands of the labour-hungry Cape colonists than to Shaka’s empire building. But is there sufficient evidence to support the argument? The Mfecane Aftermath investigates the very nature of historical debate and examines the uncertain foundations of much of the previous historiography.

General

Imprint:	Wits University Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	1995
First published:	March 1996
Editors:	Carolyn Hamilton
Authors:	Carolyn Hamilton • Thomas Dowson • Elizabeth Eldredge • Norman Etherington • Jan-Bart Gewald • Simon Hall • Guy Hartley • Margaret Kinsman • Andrew Manson
Dimensions:	241 x 170 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	493
ISBN-13:	978-1-86814-252-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Humanities > History > African history > 1500 to 1900 Books > History > African history > 1500 to 1900 Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > Local Author Showcase > Politics Promotions Books > Promotion > Wits University Press
LSN:	1-86814-252-3
Barcode:	9781868142521

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