In 1971, the historians Shula Marks and Anthony Atmore wrote that during the colonial period South Africa became a “gun society.” They suggested that “the role of firearms in southern African society deserves at least one major study.” 1 Their challenge is taken up by the present study, which focuses on the history of South Africa prior to 1910
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This book does more than assess the influence of guns over historical outcomes, as other scholars have done. It explores the ways in which people involved guns in changes in society, politics, and ecology.
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The first three chapters trace the spread of guns in South Africa during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. Beginning in the middle of the seventeenth century, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) encouraged settlers to procure firearms and to serve in the militi
Zulu War: Further Reports on Suing for Peace by King - 6 views
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In this article they intended to analyse how the white people were trying to avoid the war between them and the Zulus. Cetewayo one of the chiefs in the Zulus wrote a letter asking for peace in terms of war with English people and surrender firearms or guns and coming up with ways of making peace rather fighting a war with guns.
'Fighting Stick of Thunder': Firearms and the Zulu Kingdom: The Cultural Ambiguities of... - 3 views
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The Zulu's were trading firearms in order to increase their battle potential, but at some point they still used their spears as it was their culture or teaching.
Guns, Race, and Skill in Nineteenth-Century Southern Africa - 2 views
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this article states that plenty of guns were now distributed to Africa, this posed a threat to the communities as many people now had guns which is very dangerous for the Zulus against themselves and English and Boer people. IT was also for them to gain their selves protection.
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