The Historiographical Development of the Concept “mfecane” and ...

Dedications and Acknowledgements
I want to dedicate this thesis to my Lord Jesus, the Christ, who has kept and
sustained me through my life and the production of this thesis.
Furthermore I dedicate this thesis to Sharon, my love, best friend and wife. In
her unwavering love, support, in her belief in my abilities to write and complete
this thesis, she has been my inspiration throughout. Her input into this text with
regards to English grammar and style has become an important part of the
project.
My thanks to Professor Julian Cobbing of the Rhodes University History
Department, whose work inspired me to do research in the context of the anti-
mfecane approach to early nineteenth century history. His support was vital
during the research phase of this thesis. I extend my gratitude to Prof. Paul
Maylam, head of the History Department, for his competent handling and
compassionate guidance of the writing process of this thesis.
The financial assistance from the HSRC Scholarship towards this research is
hereby acknowledged. Opinions expressed and conclusions arrived at are
those of the author and are not necessarily be attributed to the HSRC.
I gladly acknowledge and say thank you to the following people and institutions
whose help, patience and professional approach to history have been
absolutely indispensable to the research and completion of this thesis:
Rhodes University
Prof. Julian Cobbing, History Department.
Prof. Paul Maylam, head of History Department.
Library Staff, especially S. van der Riet and E. Shepherd.
Cory Library Staff, especially S. Rowoldt, Z. Vena and M. Berning.
The staff of the Education Department library.
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