Frontiers: the Epic of South Africa's Creation and the Tragedy of the Xhosa People - Mostert, Noel

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Frontiers: the Epic of South Africa's Creation and the Tragedy of the Xhosa People by Mostert, Noel Format: Hardcover with Dust JacketPublished by Knopf, 1992 A history of South Af rica's most sophisticated Black nation describes the long relationship between the Xhosa and the white settlers. The story of the nine 'Kaffir' wars, fought in the 18th and 19th centuries between the whites and the Xhosa nation, form the heart of this astonishing book. In a comparatively small area of land, eastwards from the Cape, on territory demarcated by the Great Fish and the Great Kai Rivers. It was here that the crucial frontier was variously to be found - the volatile border where colonial expansion met local intransigence and brutal warfare proved the only solution to the impasse. Noel Mostert vivdly recounts this momentous story and its appalling aftermath - the self-immolation of the Xhosa. His starting point is the arrival of the first visitors to the Cape, the Portugeuse, in 1492. In an epilogue he observes that the end of the wars did not mean the end of the agony, but rather a legacy of pain and anger that to this day shapes South African society.Product image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale. Show more