Zulu Identities : Being Zulu, Past and Present Hardback
by Benedict Carton, John Laband, Jabulani Sithole
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What does it mean to be Zulu today? Does being Zulu today differ from what it meant in the past?
Zulu Identities wrestles with these and many other related questions to show how the characteristic traditions of a pre-industrial people have evolved into different cultural expressions of 'Zulu-ness' in modern South Africa.
This authoritative and specially commissioned volume, which contains more collected expertise on the Zulus than is available from any other source, examines the legacies of Shaka, the intrigues of Zulu royalty, gender and generational struggles, cultural and symbolic projections, and spirituality.
It highlights the debates in contemporary South Africa over the manipulation of Zulu heritage, whether deployed for party political purposes or exploited to promote eco - and battlefield-tourism. And finally the book contemplates the future of Zulu identity in a unitary South Africa seeking to embrace the forces of globalisation.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:670 pages
- Publisher:C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Publication Date:25/02/2009
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- ISBN:9781850659082
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:670 pages
- Publisher:C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Publication Date:25/02/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9781850659082