Kingdoms and Chiefdoms of Southeastern Africa

Kingdoms and Chiefdoms of Southeastern Africa
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages : 450
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ISBN-10 : 9781580465144
ISBN-13 : 1580465145
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Download or read book Kingdoms and Chiefdoms of Southeastern Africa written by Elizabeth A. Eldredge and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2015 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History and oral traditions in southeastern Africa -- Oral traditions in the reconstruction of southern African history -- Shipwreck survivor accounts from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries -- Founding families and chiefdoms east of the Drakensberg -- Maputo Bay peoples and chiefdoms before 1740 -- Maputo Bay, 1740-1820 -- Eastern chiefdoms of southern Africa, 1740-1815 -- Zulu conquests and the consolidation of power, 1815-21 -- Military campaigns, migrations, and political reconfiguration -- Ancestors, descent lines, and chiefdoms west of the Drakensberg before 1820 -- The Caledon River valley and the Basotho of Moshoeshoe, 1821-33 -- The expansion of the European presence at Maputo Bay, 1821-33 -- Southern African kingdoms on the eve of colonization.


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