African Perspectives of King Dingane kaSenzangakhona: The Second Monarch of the Zulu Kingdom (African Histories and Modernities)

This book examines the active role played by Africans in the pre-colonial production of historical knowledge in South Africa, focusing on perspectives of the second king of amaZulu, King Dingane. It draws upon a wealth of oral traditions, izibongo, and the work of public intellectuals such as Magolwane kaMkhathini Jiyane and Mshongweni to present African perspectives of King Dingane as multifaceted, and in some cases, constructed according to socio-political formations and aimed at particular audiences. By bringing African perspectives to the fore, this innovative historiography centralizes indigenous African languages in the production of historical knowledge. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Introduction (Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu)....Pages 1-31 Magolwane kaMkhathini Jiyane and Mshongweni: Izibongo and the Construction of King Dingane’s Archive (Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu)....Pages 33-62 Oral Traditions and the Consolidation of King Dingane’s Archive: Mid-Nineteenth to the Early Twentieth Century (Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu)....Pages 63-96 The Image of King Dingane and Zulu Nationalist Politics (Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu)....Pages 97-128 ‘Remember Dingaan’s Day: The Passing of African Independence’: Public History and the Counter-Commemoration of King Dingane, 1920–1930 (Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu)....Pages 129-166 African Nationalists and Contending Perspectives of King Dingane: 1916–1980s (Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu)....Pages 167-199 African Academics and Poets: The Roots of Scholarly Perspectives on King Dingane, 1930s–1980s (Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu)....Pages 201-243 The Political Images of King Dingane in the Age of the Armed Struggle: 1960–1994 (Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu)....Pages 245-275 Conclusion (Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu)....Pages 277-289 Back Matter ....Pages 291-303 Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 291-299) And Index.