| The Zulu-Boer War 1837-1840 Contributor(s): Leśniewski, Michal (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004448233 ISBN-13: 9789004448230 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $181.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - General - History | Modern - 18th Century - History | Modern - 19th Century |
| Physical Information: 392 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book offers an in-depth examination of the conflict of 1838 to 1840 between the Zulus and the Boers. Leśniewski reflects on the established historiography and reappraises some key conceptions of the war. The conflict has often been seen as a colonial war, with the Zulus cast into the role of either villains or victims. Drawing on written primary sources and Zulu oral tradition, the author instead argues that the war was a struggle between an established regional power aiming to defend and consolidate its position and an incoming power seeking land, settlement, and local supremacy. |