Myth of Iron: Shaka in History - Brossura

Wylie, Dan

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ISBN 10: 0821418483 ISBN 13: 9780821418482

Casa editrice: Ohio Univ Pr, 2008

Riassunto

Over the decades a great deal has been written about Shaka, the most famous or infamous of Zulu leaders. It may come as a surprise, therefore, that even the most basic facts about his life are locked in obscurity. His date of birth, what he looked like, and the circumstances of his assassination remain unknown.

Meanwhile the public image, sometimes monstrous, sometimes heroic, juggernauts on truly a myth of iron” that is so intriguing, so dramatic, so archetypal, and sometimes so politically useful that few have subjected it to proper scrutiny.

Myth of Iron: Shaka in History is the first book-length scholarly study of Shaka to be published. It lays out, as far as possible, all the available evidence mainly hitherto underutilized Zulu oral testimonies, supported by other documentary sources and decides, item by item, legend by legend, what exactly is known about Shaka’s reign. The picture that emerges in this meticulously researched and absorbing antibiography is very different from the popular narrative.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Dan Wylie teaches in the department of English at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. His publications include Savage Delight: White Myths of Shaka and Dead Leaves.

Product Description:

Book by Wylie Dan

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Ohio Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0821418483
• ISBN 13: 9780821418482
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 615