Mfecane Aftermath: Reconstructive Debates in Southern African History

by Elizabeth A. Eldredge, Carolyn Hamilton, Thomas Dowson

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1868142523
• ISBN13: 9781868142521
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Wits University Press
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.8" x 9.4"