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The Maphumulo Uprising: War, Law and Ritual in the Zulu Rebellion
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Paperback. In 1906, the authorities in the Colony of Natal put down, with great loss of life, an uprising that has become known as the Zulu or Bhambatha rebellion. This book shifts the focus to the Maphumulo area where two famous chiefs led their people in violent resistance to the colonial militia. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJC; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 425.
In 1906, the authorities in the Colony of Natal put down, with great loss of life, an uprising that has become known as the Zulu or Bhambatha rebellion. Accounts have tended to concentrate on Bhambatha, the man who led the guerrilla war in the Nkandla forest, but this book shifts the focus to the Maphumulo area where two famous chiefs led their people in violent resistance to the colonial militia. This account also goes beyond the physical conflict. It examines the rituals that preceded it and the life and death struggle in the courts which followed as the colonial authorities ... Read more
In 1906, the authorities in the Colony of Natal put down, with great loss of life, an uprising that has become known as the Zulu or Bhambatha rebellion. Accounts have tended to concentrate on Bhambatha, the man who led the guerrilla war in the Nkandla forest, but this book shifts the focus to the Maphumulo area where two famous chiefs led their people in violent resistance to the colonial militia. This account also goes beyond the physical conflict. It examines the rituals that preceded it and the life and death struggle in the courts which followed as the colonial authorities ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Scottsville, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
ISBN
9781869140489
SKU
V9781869140489
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