Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. Acknowledgements v
4. List of Abbreviations vii
5. Mpondo Royal Genealogy from c.1800 ix
6. Maps x
7. Preface xiii
8. Introduction 1
9. The Rise of Faku and the Centralization of the Mpondo Kingdom (c.1780-1829) 11
10. Missionaries, Colonial Officials and Mpondo Power (1830-36) 33
11. Trekkers and Treaties (1837-44) 51
12. The Expansion of the Cape Colony and Natal (1845-52) 65
13. Direct Colonial Intrusion in Faku’s Final Years (1852-67) 95
14. Conclusion 123
15. Afterword 131
16. Appendices 143
17. Notes 173
18. Bibliography 187
19. Index 193