The Eight Zulu Kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini by Laband, John
The Eight Zulu Kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini by Laband, John

The Eight Zulu Kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini

Through the institution of the Zulu monarchy, the distinguished historian John Laband has written a riveting account...
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The Eight Zulu Kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini by Laband, John

The Eight Zulu Kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini

CHF 37.31
The Eight Zulu Kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini by Laband, John

The Eight Zulu Kings: From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini

CHF 37.31
Author: John Laband
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Through the institution of the Zulu monarchy, the distinguished historian John Laband has written a riveting account of the whole sweep of Zulu history. Shaka, Africa's most famous warrior-king, was the formidable, conquering founder of the Zulu kingdom. Two hundred years later, Goodwill Zwelithini, the current king, is a constitutional monarch with only informal political influence.

Beginning with the reign of Shaka, the book follows his successors - Dingane, Mpande and Cetshwayo - tracking their drive to power through assassination and civil war, and charting their resistance to colonialism. Although defeated in war, Cetshwayo and his heir, Dinuzulu, struggled to retain something of their kingly authority during the brutal transition to full colonial control. Laband describes how, in the oppressive century of colonial and apartheid rule, their successors - Solomon and Cyprian - strove to have their abolished royal status restored, and how Goodwill Zwelithini finally achieved this goal when the post-apartheid government recognised his royal rank once more.

The Eight Zulu Kings also places the Zulu kings in the context of other African monarchs and discusses their shared royal traditions and their common challenges. By bringing the personalities of the Zulu kings into focus, the book assesses how effectively, within the possibilities of his own era, each ruler dealt with the opportunities and threats of his reign.



Author: John Laband
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
Published: 08/17/2018
Pages: 442
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781868428380

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