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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254773803321

Autore

Ndlovu Sifiso Mxolisi

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-56787-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

African Histories and Modernities, , 2634-5773

Disciplina

916.80974963

Soggetti

Africa, Sub-Saharan—History

History, Modern

Social history

Civilization—History

History of Sub-Saharan Africa

Modern History

Social History

Cultural History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.