Andrew Smith and Natal
Author : Andrew Smith
Publisher : Van Riebeeck Society, The
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 33,4 MB
Release : 1955
Category : KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)
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Author : Andrew Smith
Publisher : Van Riebeeck Society, The
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 33,4 MB
Release : 1955
Category : KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)
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Author : Percival Robson Kirby
Publisher :
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 15,32 MB
Release : 1955
Category : Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
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Author : Percival Robson Kirby
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,64 MB
Release : 1955
Category : KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)
ISBN :
Author : Percival Robson Kirby
Publisher :
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 19,14 MB
Release : 1955
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Author : Norman Etherington
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 22,78 MB
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1317883128
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 equally powerful symbol of the making of a nation. With their parallel visions of populations on the move to establish new states, these two stories became part of divided South Africa’s separate mythologies, treated as unconnected events taking place in separate universes. For the first time, in this groundbreaking book, accounts of both migrations are brought together and examined. In uniting these separate visions of African and Afrikaaner history, Norman Etherington provides a fascinating picture of a major turning point in South African history, and points the way for future work on the period.
Author : Percival Robson Kirby
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,68 MB
Release : 1955
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Author : Tim Keegan
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 45,68 MB
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0718501349
It is a story that is strong in notable events -slave emancipation, the arrival of the 1820 British settlers, a series of frontier wars, the Great Trek of Boer emigrants - as well as in striking personalities, among them Dr John Philip, Andries Stockenstrom, John Fairbairn, Moshoeshoe and Sir Harry Smith. In Keegan's pages these familiar historical landmarks and characters emerge in entirely novel ways, the subject of fresh interpretations and original insights.
Author : Andrew Smith
Publisher :
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 50,92 MB
Release : 1939
Category : Anthropologists
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Author : Timothy J. Stapleton
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 25,36 MB
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0889205973
From roughly 1818 to 1867, Faku was ruler of the Mpondo Kingdom located in what is now the north-east section of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Because of Faku’s legacy, the Mpondo Kingdom became the last African state in Southern Africa to fall under colonial rule. When his father died, Faku inherited his power. In a period of intense raiding, migration and state formation, he transformed the Mpondo polity from a loosely organized constellation of tributary groups to a centralized and populous state with effective military capabilities and a prosperous agricultural foundation. In 1830, Faku allowed Wesleyan missionaries to establish a station within his kingdom and they became his main channel of communication with the Cape Colony, and later Natal. Ironically, he never showed any serious inclination to convert to Christianity. From the 1840s to early 1850s, this Mpondo king played a central, yet often understated, role in the British colonization of South Africa. While over the years his territory and power declined, Faku remained quite astute in diplomatic negotiations with colonial officials and used his missionary connections to optimum advantage. Timothy J. Stapleton’s narrative and use of oral history paint a clear and remarkable portrait of Faku and how he was able to manipulate missionaries, neighbours, colonists and circumstances to achieve his objectives. As a result, Faku: Rulership and Colonialism in the Mpondo Kingdom (c.1780-1867) helps illuminate the history of the entire Cape region.
Author : Jane Carruthers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 41,98 MB
Release : 2017-08-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1108127479
South Africa is renowned for its wildlife and environmental conservation in iconic national parks such as the Kruger, one of the world's first formal protected areas. However, this is the first book to thoroughly analyse and explain the interesting and changing scientific research that has been accomplished in South Africa's national parks during the twentieth century. Providing a fascinating and thorough historical narrative based on an extensive range of sources, this text details the evolution of traditional natural history pursuits to modern conservation science in South Africa, covering all research areas of conservation biology and all the national parks around the country. It reveals the interaction between the international context, government, learning institutions and the public that has shaped the present conservation arena. A complex story that will interest and inform not only those involved in conservation science of South Africa, but worldwide.