The Great Treks: The Transformation of Southern Africa, 1815-1854

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"After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb." — Nelson Mandela
  • The end of Apartheid and the beginning of democracy in South Africa demands a new kind of history.
  • For the first time accounts of the 'Great Trek' of the Boer farmers and the African nationalists' mfecane are brought together and clarifies the confusing and contentious debate on the mfecane.
  • Includes anecdotes and stories.
The end of Apartheid and the beginning of democracy in South Africa demands a new kind of history. This deeply original approach to the making of modern South Africa will transform current thinking on the subject. 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 identity. For African nationalists, the Mfecane - the vast movement of the Black populations in the interior following the emergence of a new Zulu kingdom as a major military force in the early 19th century - offers an equally powerful symbol of the making of a nation. With their parallel and contested visions of populations on the move to establish new states, these two stories became part of divided South Africa's separate mythologies, treated as unconnected events taking place in separate universes. For the first time, in this groundbreaking book, accounts of both migrations are brought together and examined: the histories of all the movements of people and their leaders in the 19th century are told. In uniting these separate visions of African and Afrikaner history, Norman Etherington provides afascinating picture of a major turning point in South African history, and points the way for a new kind of South African history for the future.

Norman Etherington has published widely on Rider Haggard, South Africa, Southern African history and politics and has spent long periods travelling and working in South Africa. He lives in Australia where he is Professor of History at the University of Western Australia.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780582315679
  • Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 10/30/2001
  • Pages: 360
  • Product dimensions: 6.34 (w) x 9.18 (h) x 0.93 (d)

Table of Contents

Dedication
Maps
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1 Introduction 1
2 Life in the heartland in the late eighteenth century 10
3 Foreign invaders advance along the western panhandle 45
4 The emergence of new leaders and state-builders 73
5 Hardship, ambition and opportunity create new conflicts 111
6 'Mantatees', 'Matabele' and 'Fetcani' 147
7 Making contact with British authorities; getting guns and missionaries 183
8 Confronting the British threat through diplomacy and war 212
9 The coming of the Boer trekkers, 1836-8 243
10 Adjusting to the presence of new forces in the heartland 273
11 British officials intervene on the highveld 308
12 Legacies 329
Further Reading 350
Index 352
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