{"product_id":"9781776192700","title":"The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom: 1837-1840","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe battle of Blood River, or Ncome, on 16 December 1838 has long been regarded as a critical moment in the history of South Africa. It is the culminating victory by the land-hungry Boers who had migrated out of the British-ruled Cape and invaded the Zulu kingdom in 1837.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany Afrikaners long acclaimed their triumph as the God-given justification for their subsequent dominion over Africans. By contrast, Africans celebrate the war with pride for its significance in their valiant struggle against colonial aggression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this telling of the Boer invasion, John Laband deals even-handedly with the warring sides in the conflict, explaining both victory and defeat in the many battles that marked the war. Crucially, he takes the Zulu evidence into full account to present the less familiar Zulu perspective and to explain the decisions taken by the Zulu leaders, as they grappled with the existential threat of the Boer invasion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe protagonists are placed in the context of a subcontinent experiencing a time of turmoil in the early nineteenth century. A time that saw the displacement of populations and migrations, the emergence of new, warlike African kingdoms such as that of the amaZulu, and the inexorable and violent advance of colonial settlement and rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+John+Laband\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eJohn Laband\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"John Laband","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380476526755,"sku":"9781776192700","price":320.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781776192700_5f4734ca-29d6-413d-baf6-aa8b95f5e0d6.jpg?v=1776581124","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781776192700","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}