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1	Prester John more books like this by John Buchan add to wishlist John Buchan's perennially popular adventure book for boys. see all copies from $2.20! new only from $10.08! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Terrific Majesty: The Powers of Shaka Zulu and the Limits of Historical Invention more books like this by Carolyn Hamilton, LL. add to wishlist Since his assassination in 1828, King Shaka Zulu - founder of the Zulu kingdom - has made his empire in popular imaginations throughout Africa and the West. Shaka is today the hero of Zulu nationalism, the centerpiece of Inkatha ideology. This text explores the reasons for the potency of Shaka's image, examining the ways it has changed over time - ... see all copies from $16.40! new only from $26.87! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Chaka more books like this by Thomas Mofolo add to wishlist Tells the classic story of the Zulu hero Chaka. see all copies from $3.50! new only from $14.28! \| first editions
4	Zulu Shaman: Dreams, Prophecies, and Mysteries more books like this by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, Stephen Larsen (Editor), Luisah Teish (Foreword by) add to wishlist In this rare window into Zulu mysticism, Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa breaks the bonds of traditional silence to share his personal experience as a Zulu shaman. Set against the backdrop of post-colonial South Africa, "Zulu Shaman" relays the first-person accounts of an African healer and reveals the cosmology of the Zulu. see all copies from $8.99! new only from $8.99! \| SVS
5	Zulu Dog more books like this by Anton Ferreira add to wishlist Vusi, an 11-year-old Zulu boy growing up in poverty in South Africa takes in a stray puppy. The dog, which he names Gillette, quickly becomes his constant companion--and a source of comfort as Vusi and his family face some tough times. Then Gillette opens the door for Vusi to embark on a friendship with the daughter of a neighboring white family. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $86.41! \| first editions
6	The Song of Jacob Zulu more books like this by Tug Yourgrau add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Shaka, King of Zulus more books like this by Diane Stanley (Illustrator), Peter Vennema add to wishlist This story tells the life of Shaka, a 19th-century military genius who became king of his people. The illustrations feature motifs of Zulu artifacts and shields. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1988. see all copies from $4.15! new only from $86.87! \| SVS
8	Indaba My Children more books like this by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa add to wishlist Originally published in 1964. A collection of African folk tales that chart the story of African tribal life since the time of the Phoenicians. Reconstructs the past of the Bantu of Africa and demonstrates the intertribal friendships and hatreds, and how they were kept alive. Includes restored original line drawings. see all copies from $6.17! new only from $18.15! \| first editions
9	Rituals of Fertility and the Sacrifice of Desire: Nazarite Women's Performance in South Africa more books like this by Carol Ann Muller add to wishlist With close to one million members, the Church of the Nazarites ("ibandla lamaNazaretha") is one of the most popular indigenous religious communities in South Africa. Founded in 1910 by Isaiah Shembe, it offers South Africans - particularly disadvantaged black women and girls - a way to remake and reconnect to ancient sacred traditions disrupted by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions
10	The Maphumulo Uprising: War, Law and Ritual in the Zulu Rebellion more books like this by Jeff Guy add to wishlist In 1906, the authorities in the Colony of Natal put down, with great loss of life, an uprising that has become known as the Zulu or Bhambatha rebellion. Accounts have tended to concentrate on Bhambatha, the man who led the guerrilla war in the Nkandla forest, but this book shifts the focus to the Maphumulo area where two famous chiefs led their ... see all copies from $10.41! new only from $42.49! \| first editions
11 view cover	Bantu Prophets in South Africa more books like this by Bengt G M Sundkler add to wishlist In this impressive study, Dr. Sundkler traces the development of the Bantu Churches in South Africa which seceded from the Missions or split amongst themselves. The author gives a fascinating account of the life and aspirations of these purely Bantu churches and of their leaders. His study is concentrated on the contact which took place in these ... see all copies from $14.72! new only from $25.02! \| SVS
12 view cover	Shaka: King of the Zulus more books like this by Diane And Peter Vennema Stanley add to wishlist This story tells the life of Shaka, a 19th-century military genius who became king of his people. The illustrations feature motifs of Zulu artifacts and shields. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1988. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Zulu Kings and Their Armies more books like this by Jonathan Sutherland, Diane Canwell add to wishlist Covering nearly one hundred years of Zulu military history, this book focuses on the creation, maintenance, development, tactics and ultimate destruction of the Zulu army. It studies the armies, weapons and tactics under the rule of the five Zulu kings from Shaka to Dinizulu. see all copies from $11.35! new only from $26.55! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Rise & Fall of the Zulu Nation more books like this by John Laband add to wishlist This study of the dramatic emergence and decline of the Zulu kingdom tackles the social, political and military elements of history as well as describing the personalities of leading Zulus and their colonial opponents. see all copies from $2.98! new only from $16.50!
15 view cover	The Dust Rose Like Smoke: The Subjugation of the Zulu and the Sioux more books like this by James O Gump add to wishlist "Engrossing." - "Choice". "An intriguing book which opens the doors for all manner of comparative studies, and thereby suggests that the process of interaction between indigenous peoples and imperial interlopers is much the same across the world...an interesting and thought-provoking book." - "Soldiers of the Queen". In 1876, Sioux and Cheyenne ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $75.00! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Song of Stars: The Lore of a Zulu Shaman more books like this by Vusumazulu Credo Mutwa, Credo Mutwa, Stephen Larsen (Editor) add to wishlist Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa - healer, shaman, and spiritual leader for millions of Black Africans - presents lore, prophecies, dreams, tales, and a comprehensive sketch of the rich mythology of the African people. This is also his personal story. see all copies from $55.00!
17 view cover	Indaba My Children: African Folktales more books like this by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa (Introduction by), Credo Vusa'mazulu Mutwa add to wishlist This collection of folktales from a Zulu tribal historian attempts to preserve the history, heritage, and oral tradition of his people. see all copies from $9.72! new only from $10.97! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Zulu Kingdom more books like this by Sandra Klopper add to wishlist A survey of the history and culture of the Zulu kingdom that emerged between 1816 and 1818 on the east coast of southern Africa under the leadership of King Shaka. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.74!
19 view cover	The Zulus more books like this by Ian Knight, Angus McBride (Illustrator) add to wishlist 'A very remarkable people, the Zulu', the British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, said on hearing of a fresh disaster in the war of 1879, 'They defeat our generals; they convert our bishops; they have settled the fate of a great European dynasty'. Remarkable indeed, to have taken on the full might of the British Empire at its height, and won, ... see all copies from $3.85! new only from $11.34! \| first editions
20	Thirty-one brothers and sisters more books like this by Reba Paeff Mirsky add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The White Shield more books like this by Bertram Mitford, Gerald Monsman (Editor) add to wishlist Picking up where "The King's Assegai" (1894) left off, "The White Shield" (1895) continues the story of Untswa, the young Zulu warrior, now one of the chief indunas to King Umzilikazi. The Ndebele people, now an established and prosperous nation, seek to expand their power by conquering neighbouring peoples, but Umzilikazi and Untswa face a ... see all copies from $17.95! new only from $20.71!
22 view cover	Great Zulu Commanders more books like this by Ian Knight, Aan Knight add to wishlist The Zulus were great warriors, and this book recalls 10 of the most notable ones, from King Shaka to Bambathia Zondi. Each account includes details of Zulu forces, weaponry, tactics and achievements. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $38.29! \| first editions
23 view cover	The King's Assegai: A Matabili Story more books like this by Bertram Mitford, Gerald Monsman (Editor) add to wishlist Set in the turbulent early 1800s before British colonisation in South Africa, "The King's Assegai"(1894) is a gripping narrative of a young Zulu warrior's passage through crisis. Together with an army of fellow Zulus, Untuswa flees the harsh rule of the Zulu king, Shaka, to establish a new nation under a new leader, Umzilikazi. Untuswa quickly ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $18.55! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Zulus and Matabele Warrior Nations more books like this by Glen Lyndon Dodds add to wishlist The rise and fall of the Zulus and Matabele was dramatic and bloody. This account begins with the characters who spurred the people to greatness and nationhood, continues with the wars and battles which afflicted them and ends with an assessment of their role in the history of Southern Africa. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.60! \| first editions
25 view cover	Shaka's Children: A History of the Zulu People more books like this by Stephen Taylor add to wishlist The Zulu are an extraordinary people. Their history, military genius and imperious bearing won them the respect of the 19th-century European colonists, characterized as they were by the Victorians as a warrior tribe and the embodiment of the "noble savage", but today their mystique is as great as ever and their political hegemony is poised to be ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.94! \| signed copies \| first editions

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