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 …

This scholarly account traces the emergence of the Zulu Kingdom in South Africa in the early
nineteenth century, under the rule of the ambitious and iconic King Shaka. In contrast to …

At first glance, the phrase" panoptic plantations" appears as a puzzling paradox unrelated to
garden or landscape studies. In a realm far removed from the plantation, the concept of the …

TWO NOTEWORTHY HISTORICAL CONTROVERSIES have proceeded in parallel fashion
since the early 1980s without the protagonists in either debate being aware of the other. One …

The migration of the various northern Nguni groups during the nineteenth century is
associated with a period of increased and extensive conflict throughout southern Africa …

The Anglo-Zulu War was one of many colonial campaigns in which the British Army served
as the instrument of British imperialism. The conflict, fought against a native adversary the …

This dissertation reveals the enduring willingness of South African history textbooks to
legitimate white supremacy. During the apartheid era, a historiographic mythology bearing …

The article analyses various cases of captivity in a region comprised within modern-day
South Africa and Lesotho in the late precolonial period. Focusing on a single social …

This is the first book to combine a discussion of post-apartheid development initiatives with
an extended historical analysis of South Africa's dynamic race, class, gender and ethnic …

We all know that the day of 'national literary histories, with [their] celebration of continuity,
consensus, authenticity, and authority'(Greenblatt:'Racial Memory and Literary History', 52) …