Because the scientific basis and experimental preconditions were lacking in Zulu society, Shaka could not have devised a firearm-no matter how much genius he possessed. (Walter Rodney)

Because the scientific basis and experimental preconditions were lacking in Zulu society, Shaka could not have devised a firearm-no matter how much genius he possessed.

Walter Rodney

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