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The dominant rule was that of complete submission to parental authority ; and
that authority was drastically enforced . Unquestioning , unanswering obedience
to the supreme power was demanded without distinction of all alike - of mothers ,
of ...
The dominant rule was that of complete submission to parental authority ; and
that authority was drastically enforced . Unquestioning , unanswering obedience
to the supreme power was demanded without distinction of all alike - of mothers ,
of ...
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for a His new methods voted down in council each side thrown out as enveloping
horns to ensure the complete annihilation of the enemy force . Only thus would
they gain the complete submission of the remnants of the tribe , and do away with
...
for a His new methods voted down in council each side thrown out as enveloping
horns to ensure the complete annihilation of the enemy force . Only thus would
they gain the complete submission of the remnants of the tribe , and do away with
...
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His religious ideas Lieutenant King looked sheepish and admitted they had got
lost and wandered in a complete circle . ' Utshilo ! ' ( You have said it ) exclaimed
Shaka triumphantly . “ That is the sort of flat circle you make with your ships , for ...
His religious ideas Lieutenant King looked sheepish and admitted they had got
lost and wandered in a complete circle . ' Utshilo ! ' ( You have said it ) exclaimed
Shaka triumphantly . “ That is the sort of flat circle you make with your ships , for ...
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User Review - nwdavies - LibraryThingA fascinating book about a fascinating man and culture. I was left with the feeling that, had Shaka been living in, say, Europe and been white he would have been heaped with long lasting praise as an ... Read full review
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User Review - DinadansFriend - LibraryThingOriginally written in 1955, I find this an excellent biography. Shaka began from a very low status position among his people and re-organized them into a very respectable, bronze or early Iron age ... Read full review
Contents
ZULULAND AND THE ZULUS IN THE LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY I | 1 |
BIRTH AND EXILE II | 11 |
THE YOUNG SOLDIERPAMPATATHE ASSEGAI | 21 |
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appeared approached armed army arrived asked attack battle became began body boys brought called carried cattle chief clan close commander complete covered death Dingiswayo direction diviners Durban enemy eyes face father fear feet fighting fire followed force formed front Fynn gave girls give given ground guards half hand head heart held hill immediately killed King knew kraal latter leave lines living looked maidens Mbopa Mdlaka means Mgobozi miles military mother Nandi Natal nature Ndwandwes nearly never Nguni night Nobela once Pampata party passed person position present reached received regiment remained replied rest river Royal sent Shaka shield side soon spears throw told took tree tribe turn warriors whilst White whole women wounded young Zulu Zululand Zwide
Bibliographic information
| Title | Shaka Zulu: The Rise of the Zulu Empire |
| Author | E. A. Ritter |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, 1955 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 9 Apr 2009 |
| Length | 383 pages |
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