{"product_id":"myth-of-iron-shaka-in-history-paperback","title":"Myth of Iron: Shaka in History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Wylie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the decades a great deal has been written about Shaka, the most famous-or infamous-of Zulu leaders. It may come as a surprise, therefore, that even the most basic facts about his life are locked in obscurity. His date of birth, what he looked like, and the circumstances of his assassination remain unknown. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile the public image, sometimes monstrous, sometimes heroic, juggernauts on-truly a \"myth of iron\" that is so intriguing, so dramatic, so archetypal, and sometimes so politically useful that few have subjected it to proper scrutiny. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eMyth of Iron: Shaka in History\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book-length scholarly study of Shaka to be published. It lays out, as far as possible, all the available evidence-mainly hitherto underutilized Zulu oral testimonies, supported by other documentary sources-and decides, item by item, legend by legend, what exactly is known about Shaka's reign. The picture that emerges in this meticulously researched and absorbing antibiography is very different from the popular narrative.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Wylie\u003c\/b\u003e teaches in the department of English at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa. His publications include \u003ci\u003eSavage Delight: White Myths of Shaka and Dead Leaves\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.2 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 23, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47354683982009,"sku":"9780821418482","price":80.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/WYw6EPaSCh9780821418482.webp?v=1780548632","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/myth-of-iron-shaka-in-history-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}