263pp., illus., paperback, UJ Press, Johannesburg, 2023
ISBN: 9781776453085
An account of the protracted wars of resistance fought in the Eastern Cape region between the amaXhosa and the encroaching British colonialists, written by an African historian.
“When I wrote House of Phalo, more than 40 years ago, I could never have expected that we would have to wait so long for an African perspective." Professor Jeff Peires
“The book itself is a victory, it is a reward to those heroes who fought wars of resistance.” Ms Vathiswa Nhanha, Librarian at Cory Library, Rhodes University
Jongi Joseph Klaas holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of Memoirs of Relentless Pursuit (2015).