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African Perspectives of King Dingane kaSenzangakhona, The Second Monarch of the Zulu Kingdom, by Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu

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African Perspectives of King Dingane kaSenzangakhona, The Second Monarch of the Zulu Kingdom, by Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu

Language

eng

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

African Perspectives of King Dingane kaSenzangakhona

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electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1047527124

Responsibility statement

by Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu

Series statement

Springer eBooksAfrican Histories and Modernities

Sub title

The Second Monarch of the Zulu Kingdom

Summary

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.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Magolwane kaMkhathini Jiyane and Mshongweni: Izibongo and the construction of King Dingane's archive -- 3. Oral Traditions and the Consolidation of King Dingane's Archive: Mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century -- 4. The Image of King Dingane and Zulu Nationalist Politics -- 5. 'Remember Dingaan's Day — the passing of African Independence': Public history and the counter-commemoration of King Dingane, 1920-1930 -- 6. African Nationalists and Contending Perspectives of King Dingane: 1916-1980s -- 7. African Academics and Poets: The roots of scholarly perspectives on King Dingane, 1930s to 1980s -- 8. The Political Images of King Dingane in the Age of Armed Struggle, 1960-1994 -- 9. Conclusion

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