Myth of Iron
Subtitle: Shaka in History
Publisher: University of Kwazulu Natal Press
Published: February 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 640
ISBN-13: 9781869140472
Subjects: African history: c 1500 to c 1900; Biography: general; Social History; History; History - General History; History: World; Republic of South Africa; Africa - General; General; Africa - South - General; Biography; Kings and rulers; Zulu (African people)
Description: Over the decades we have heard a great deal about Shaka, the 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. This book lays out the available evidence - mainly hitherto under-utilised Zulu oral testimonies.