Part One. Violence, allegiance, and authority in the making of kingdoms and colony
"Chief by the people": Nomsimekwana Mdluli, security, and authority in the time before tribes
"He said he wants to be registered as a chief": Hereditary chiefs and government tribes, 1843-1905
Part Two. The violence of young men, forced removals, and betterment
"Ngangezwe claims to be an hereditary chief": Organizing authority by wards and war, 1905-1930
"They refuse to go to other chiefs' areas": The Nagle dam and forced removals, 1930-1950
"He said that he wanted the tribe to decide": boundaries and betterment, 1948-1971
"Only the fourth chief": Ethnic politics and land jurisdiction, 1971-1988
Part Three. Civil war in South Africa
"Because my people are in the MDM, I have to be with them": Ethnic and African nationalist politics during civil war, 1983-1990
"They were worried about the way our chief was managing his nation": Land, authority, and belonging, 1990-1996.