Kings and Queens of Southern Africa (Watts Library: Africa-Kings and Queens) [Paperback]

Sylviane A. Diouf (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2000 | Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Watts Library

At the dawn of the 21st century, Southern Africa is changing in leaps and bounds. Readers can gain a deeper understanding of current seismic political, social, and cultural changes with this look at the lives of such pivotal figures as Angolan queen Nzinga Mbande (17th century), a fiercely independent ruler; Shaka, the Zulu king who consolidated numerous groups in the 1820s; and Moshoshoe, king of the Sotho who rallied those who had lost their land and their hopes.

The book contains numerous pictures and historical illustrations.

--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Reviewed with Sylviane Anna Diouf's Kings and Queens of Eastern Africa.

Gr. 4-7. These volumes in a new Watts Library: Africa--Kings and Queens series offer a brief introduction to a few of the major figures in the continent's royal history. In addition to biographical information about each figure, the straightforward, readable text includes boxed insets that add a few very brief facts about colonial rule; apartheid is mentioned in a few paragraphs. Although slim and generalized, the volumes have enough information for report writing. They are enhanced by archival artwork and contemporary photos, with pictures of modern metropolises offering an unromanticized glimpse of the way Africans live today. A glossary and a list of resources conclude, though the organizations and online sites seem geared more to teachers than students. A welcome offering to complement African history units. Gillian Engberg
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

From the Publisher

Through the turbulent and often difficult history of the region of Southern Africa, strong leaders have appeared as rulers of proud nations.

This book looks at the lives and legacies of some of these memorable kings and queens. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Franklin Watts (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531165353
• ISBN-13: 978-0531165355
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,786,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #86 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > History & Historical Fiction > Africa

More About the Author

Sylviane Anna Diouf specializes in the social history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and slavery, as well as contemporary African migrations.

Her latest book, Dreams of Africa in Alabama: The Slave Ship Clotilda and the Story of the Last Africans Brought to America (Oxford University Press) won the 2007 Wesley-Logan Prize of the American Historical Association, the 2009 James F. Sulzby Award for best book on Alabama history from the Alabama Historical Association and was a finalist for the 2008 Hurston/​Wright Legacy Award for non fiction. Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas (NYU Press) was named Outstanding Academic Book in 1999.

Sylviane has lived in France, Senegal, Gabon, and Italy and now resides in New York City. See more at www.sylvianediouf.com