Nov 14, 2009

African Heroes | African Heroes

At a glance:

Author: Naomi Margaret Haldane
First Published: 1968
Time of Work: The early thirteenth century to the late nineteenth century
Setting: Africa
Principal Characters: Sundiata, Mai Idris Alooma, Nzinga Kuwu, Osei Tutu, Jubo Jubogha, Shaka, Moshesh, Kgamanyane, Lobengula, Cetshwayo
Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
Subjects: Africa or Africans, Politics, Colonialism, Kings, queens, or royalty, Rulers, Heroes or heroism, Biography
Locales: Africa

Form and Content

In African Heroes, Naomi Mitchison describes in a narrative literary style eleven powerful and influential African leaders. These men—some kings, such as Shaka, Lobengula, and Cetshwayo, and some astute statesmen, such as Kgamanyane—are described in heroic terms. They consistently displayed ingenuity in developing, organizing, and defending their countries through trade, commerce, and war during the encroachment of European colonialism. The historical account of each leader is documented through primary sources (often located in diaries of the...

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African Heroes | African Heroes

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Form and Content

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