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9 produkter
Myth of Iron
Shaka in History
Av Dan Wylie
Häftad, 2008
371 kr
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Over the decades we have heard a great deal about Shaka, the most famous—or infamous—of Zulu leaders. It may come as a surprise, therefore, that we do not know when he was born, nor what he looked like, nor precisely when or why he was assassinated. In Shaka's case, even these most basic facts of …
Shaka
Av Dan Wylie
Häftad, 2011
146 kr
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We all picture Shaka as a lean, mean, assegai-wielding warrior-king, the military genius who founded the Zulu nation. In fact, we don't actually know when he was born, what he looked like, or exactly when he died. Almost every other story you've heard is probably either wrong or contested. This …
Death and Compassion
The Elephant in Southern African Literature
Av Dan Wylie
Häftad, 2018
444 kr
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Traces the literary history of the elephant, and its role in South Africa's cultural imaginaryElephants are in dire straits – again. They were virtually extirpated from much of Africa by European hunters in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but their numbers resurged for a while in the …
Death and Compassion
The Elephant in Southern African Literature
Av Dan Wylie
E-bok, 2018
457 kr
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Elephants are in dire straits – again. They were virtually extirpated from much of Africa by European hunters in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but their numbers resurged for a while in the heyday of late-colonial conservation efforts in the twentieth. Now, according to one estimate, an …
Death and Compassion
The Elephant in Southern African Literature
Av Dan Wylie
E-bok, 2018
457 kr
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Elephants are in dire straits – again. They were virtually extirpated from much of Africa by European hunters in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but their numbers resurged for a while in the heyday of late-colonial conservation efforts in the twentieth. Now, according to one estimate, an …
Mfecane Aftermath
Reconstructive Debates in Southern African History
Av Dan Wylie, John Wright m. fl.
E-bok, 1995
590 kr
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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 …
Elephant
Av Dan Wylie
Häftad, 2008
334 kr
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The image of the elephant can be found throughout world religions and cultures as a symbol of intelligence, strength and loyalty. In this book Daniel Wylie draws on a rich array of cultural examples to document that symbolic power, ranging from religious iconography for the Hindu god of wisdom, …
Mfecane Aftermath
Reconstructive Debates in Southern African History
Av Carolyn Hamilton, Thomas Dowson m. fl.
Häftad, 1995
556 kr
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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 …
Mfecane Aftermath
Reconstructive Debates in Southern African History
Av Dan Wylie, John Wright m. fl.
E-bok, 1995
590 kr
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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 …
