1st Edition
The Great Treks The Transformation of Southern Africa 1815-1854
By Norman Etherington
Copyright 2002
394 Pages
by
Routledge
394 Pages
by
Routledge
394 Pages
by
Routledge
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The mass migration of the Boer farmers from Cape Colony to escape British domination in 1835-36 - the Great Trek - has always been a potent icon of Africaaner nationalism and identity. For African nationalists, the Mfecane - the vast movement of the Black populations in the interior following the emergence of a new Zulu kingdom as a major military force in the early 19th century - offers an... Read more
Maps, Preface, Acknowledgments, Abbreviations, 1. Introduction, 2. Life in the heartland in the late eighteenth century, 3. Foreign invaders advance along the western panhandle, 4. The emergence of new leaders and state-builders, 5. Hardship, ambition and opportunity create new conflicts, 6. 'Mantatees', 'Matabele' and 'Fetcani', 7. Making contact with British authorities; getting guns and missionaries, 8. Confronting the British threat through diplomacy and war, 9. The coming of the Boer trekkers, 1836-8, 10. Adjusting to the presence of new forces in the heartland, 11. British officials intervene on the highveld, 12. Legacies, Further Reading, Index
Biography
Norman Etherington
