{"product_id":"maqoma-the-legend-of-a-great-xhosa-warrior","title":"MAQOMA, the legend of a great Xhosa warrior","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e368pp., paperback\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Revised Edition, Cape Town, 2016\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1994 as \"Maqoma, Xhosa resistance to colonial advance, 1798-1873\". This edition includes a new foreword by Nkosi Sango Phathekile Holomisa and new preface by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA biography of the nineteenth century Xhosa leader Maqoma (1798–1873), who led a guerrilla campaign against the British forces during the 'War of Mlanjeni' (1850-53). Imprisoned on Robben Island for 12 years, Maqoma was paroled in 1869. When he attempted to resettle on his land, he was re-banished to the island, where he died.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimothy Stapleton is Professor of History at the University of Calgary, Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stapleton (T.)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32235453644846,"sku":"","price":605.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/3182\/3662\/products\/Maqoma.jpg?v=1590348476","url":"https:\/\/clarkesbooks.co.za\/products\/maqoma-the-legend-of-a-great-xhosa-warrior","provider":"Clarke's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}