Faku - Timothy J Stapleton

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Résumé :
From roughly 1818 to 1867, Faku was ruler of the Mpondo Kingdom located in what is now the north-east section of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Because of Faku's legacy, the Mpondo Kingdom became the last African state in Southern Africa to fall under colonial rule.

When his father died, Faku inherited his power. In a period of intense raiding, migration and state formation, he transformed the Mpondo polity from a loosely organized constellation of tributary groups to a centralized and populous state with effective military capabilities and a prosperous agricultural foundation. In 1830, Faku allowed Wesleyan missionaries to establish a station within his kingdom and they became his main channel of communication with the Cape Colony, and later Natal. Ironically, he never showed any serious inclination to convert to Christianity.

From the 1840s to early 1850s, this Mpondo king played a central, yet often understated, role in the British colonization of South Africa. While over the years his territory and power declined, Faku remained quite astute in diplomatic negotiations with colonial officials and used his missionary connections to optimum advantage.

Timothy J. Stapleton's narrative and use of oral history paint a clear and remarkable portrait of Faku and how he was able to manipulate missionaries, neighbours, colonists and circumstances to achieve his objectives. As a result, Faku: Rulership and Colonialism in the Mpondo Kingdom (c.1780-1867) helps illuminate the history of the entire Cape region....

Biographie:
Timothy J. Stapleton born and educated in Newfoundland, became a postdoctoral fellow at Rhodes University in South Africa and a senior lecturer at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa. He is currently an assistant professor of history at Trent University, Ontario. His previous book is Magoma: Xhosa Resistance to Colonial Advance....

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Table of Contents for
Faku: Rulership and Colonialism in the Mpondo Kingdom (c. 1780-1867) by Timothy J. Stapleton

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Mpondo Royal Genealogy from c. 1800

Maps

Preface

Introduction

The Rise of Faku and the Centralization of the Mpondo Kingdom (c.1780-1829)

Missionaries, Colonial Officials and Mpondo Power (1830-36)

Trekkers and Treaties (1837-44)

The Expansion of the Cape Colony and Natal (1845-52)

Direct Colonial Intrusion in Faku's Final Years (1852-67)

Conclusion

Afterword

Appendix 1: Cast of Characters

Appendix 2: List of Terms

Appendix 3: Chronology of Major Events

Notes

Bibliography

Index