Reconstituting Shaka Zulu for the twenty-first century.
The image of Shaka as one of the Great Men of southern African history was in essence a product of political struggles in the era of colonialism. Black people and white people alike were responsible for producing it. It began to take root after about 1840, and became widespread in southern Africa an...
| Published in: | Southern African Humanities Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 139 - 154 |
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Natal Museum
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