6. “The Government resembles Tshaka”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Orthographic and Terminological Notes xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. Map xiv
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. Painted chests, academic body servants, and visions of modern airlines: Shaka in contemporary discourses 8
9. 2. The origins of the image of Shaka 36
10. 3. The men who would be Shaka: Shaka as a model for the Natal native administration 72
11. 4. “The establishment of a living source of tradition”: James Stuart and the genius of Shakan despotism 130
12. 5. Shaka as metaphor, memory, and history in apartheid South Africa 168
13. 6. “The Government resembles Tshaka” 206
14. Glossary 217
15. Notes 219
16. Bibliography 257
17. Index 275