The study of British colonialism is a rather new field with much to discuss and much more to debate. The recent recognition of new nation states that were once under the control of Britain is a growing phenomenon that continues to play an important role in world politics today. Since the rather recent period of these new nations, new studies have been made of the history of a) the peoples who inhabited the land before Britain, b) how Britain occupied and controlled the land, and now c) after Great Britain. This is an increasingly important subject in the historical field, because seventy-five years ago it was not thought that Britain would relax its control over India or Nigeria. This is why post-British colonialism is important today, because it is a new topic to discuss and debate. And alongside this trend comes the new age view of reading and interpreting history. Postmodernism is a very new view of history and one that grows with each generation. This is a study that is not limited to great events or people; it is the study of ordinary people through their social, economic and political advantages. It is the study of the common man through his diaries, emails, letters, newspaper columns, etc. British colonialism only saw this method because of the majority of people who use it. Both topics are new and that is why in the following historiographical essay they are closely linked. With the departure of a British-ruled world, new areas of study began to open up, for example the study of India as a country rather than a 'crown'. Jewel." This opened up many more areas of study within history as a field. One interesting topic that opened up was the study of the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. Victory for the British, this war was not fought without a p...... middle of paper ...... victory The study of the Anglo-Zulu War has come a long way since 1879. Even if anything would have been. clear at this time, historians brought forward their own expertise and opinions on the why and how of the war. Historiography began as pro-British literature, but evolved into an examination of both sides of the war. a conflict and analysis of each variable These variables were turned into books and journal articles, but only recently and with the help of EH Carr The Anglo-Zulu War was written by Carr et s. 's focus is on how and why the war happened the way it did, not just its end result Arguments and debates about the war still rage, and in 2010 Ian Knight is set to publish another book titled. Zulu Rising: The Battle of Isandlwana 1879, which could open a new era in this history of the Anglo-Zulu war..