Zulus - Hilary Lee-Corbin

The "People of the World" series is an easy reader edition of Wayland's "Original Peoples" series. The illustrations and approach remain the same but the text has been shortened and simplified by an expert in the teaching of reading and checked for cultural sensitivity by a multi cultural adviser.;In simple English this book explains the history of the Zulus and the outlook for their future. This easy-reading version can be used simultaneouly with the original volume in mixed ability classrooms.;The story of the people we now call Zulus began about 170 years ago. In 1860, Shaka a new chief of a small clan called Zulu fought and conquered many other clans. They all became part of the Zulu nation. The arrival of the Europeans began a war over land, culminating in the setting up of the apartheid system in South Africa. Ever since its creation the Zulus have been active in the struggle for equal rights for Africans and the abolition of apartheid.