Migrant Kingdom – R. Kent Rasmussen

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Mzilikazi is — as he was in his own day, though for different
reasons — an exceptional figure. For despite the all too prevalent ignorance of many white South Africans about the
historical achievements and experiences of their black compatriots, the exploits of Mzilikazi kaMoshobane have been
celebrated in several works and are, in consequence, fairly
well known. His legacy is also discernible in the current
troubles besetting Zimbabwe which attract so much of our
attention,
Born into the Khumalo lineage group during the twilight
years of the eighteenth century, Mzilikazi became the
vassal firstly of the Ndwandwe leader Zwide, and later of
the Zulu king Shaka. In 1821 he and about 300 of his followers fled from Zululand after defying the Zulu authorities over the allocation of cattle seized during a raid.
Thereafter the Ndebele, as they came to be known, settled
in a sequence of localities in the Transvaal before moving
north across the Limpopo in 1939 after meeting with defeat at the hands of the encroaching Voortrekkers. Their
migrations were characterised by a high level of violence and
disruption as they sought land, livestock, man — and indeed
womanpower, and security from aggression. It is with the
Transvaal phase of the Ndebele saga that this book chiefly
concerns itself.
All this is familiar enough so why, one may ask, ………………………
Hardcover, internally pages 262 crisp and clean and fresh. Bliblio with index. Dust wrapper good and intact and bright. A very good copy indeed. See our OWN photograph for quality control

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SKU: 9780860360612 Category: Title: Migrant Kingdom
Author: R. Kent Rasmussen
Publisher: Africa Book Centre Ltd
Year: 1978
ISBN10: 086036061X
ISBN13: 9780860360612
Condition: Very Good
Format: Hardcover
Inventory No: 1472

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Mzilikazi is — as he was in his own day, though for different
reasons — an exceptional figure. For despite the all too prevalent ignorance of many white South Africans about the
historical achievements and experiences of their black compatriots, the exploits of Mzilikazi kaMoshobane have been
celebrated in several works and are, in consequence, fairly
well known. His legacy is also discernible in the current
troubles besetting Zimbabwe which attract so much of our
attention,
Born into the Khumalo lineage group during the twilight
years of the eighteenth century, Mzilikazi became the
vassal firstly of the Ndwandwe leader Zwide, and later of
the Zulu king Shaka. In 1821 he and about 300 of his followers fled from Zululand after defying the Zulu authorities over the allocation of cattle seized during a raid.
Thereafter the Ndebele, as they came to be known, settled
in a sequence of localities in the Transvaal before moving
north across the Limpopo in 1939 after meeting with defeat at the hands of the encroaching Voortrekkers. Their
migrations were characterised by a high level of violence and
disruption as they sought land, livestock, man — and indeed
womanpower, and security from aggression. It is with the
Transvaal phase of the Ndebele saga that this book chiefly
concerns itself.
All this is familiar enough so why, one may ask, ………………………
Hardcover, internally pages 262 crisp and clean and fresh. Bliblio with index. Dust wrapper good and intact and bright. A very good copy indeed. See our OWN photograph for quality control

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Weight 0.41 kg
Dimensions 21.3 × 14.2 × 2.5 cm

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