The Mfecane and Its Effects: The single event that made the most profound effect on Central and Southern Africa in the nineteenth century? - Couverture souple

Twum Mensah, Emmanuel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3668177775 ISBN 13 : 9783668177772

Editeur : GRIN Verlag, 2016

Synopsis

Essay from the year 2016 in the subject History - Africa, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Department of History and Political Studies), course: Ba. History, language: English, abstract: Mfecane is an Nguni word which means 'crushing' and was used by the Nguni to describe the violent wars that tore apart Central and Southern Africa between 1820 and1835. The Sotho refers to the Mfecane as the Defecane or Lifaquane, which means forced migration. This forced migration was caused by a series of wars that engulfed the area between different states over land and resources.This event has been dominant in the history of the Southern and Central Africa because of the areas it affected which stretched from the Tugela River in modern day South Africa to areas in modern day Botswana, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia. This essay tries to explain the point that the Mfecane is the single event that made the most profound effect on Central and Southern Africa in the nineteenth century. It will first discuss why the Mfecane is seen as single event, then move on to discuss its causes and effects and later conclude on the question based on the findings of the research.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: GRIN Verlag
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3668177775
• ISBN 13: 9783668177772
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 12
• Coordonnées du fabricant: GRIN Publishing GmbH; info@grin.com; ; Waltherstraße 23; München; 80337; Allemagne