Synopses & Reviews
Informative and portable, this guide offers a brief yet lively introduction to the life and reign of Shaka Zulu, the most influential leader of South Africas Zulu Kingdom. As it challenges the previous historiography of the early king, this account reassesses the white resources and delves into a large body of previously-neglected Zulu historical records. Revealing a complex, tough leaderwho was neither illegitimate nor sexually deviant, neither mass murderer nor seamlessly successful military geniusthis handbook sheds light on the existing myths surrounding Shaka and reconsiders his place in South African history.
About the Author
Dan Wylie teaches in the English department at Rhodes University, specializing in early Zulu history, Zimbabwean literature, and literature and ecology. He is the founder of the annual Literature & Ecology Colloquium and the author of Elephant.