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Second paperback printing. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 6" x 6.25", shows light shelfwear. Binding is sound. Pages are clean and bright. viii/133 pages. Codice articolo ABE-1761714540585
"As an introduction to how the history of an African society can be reconstructed from largely nonliterate sources, and to the Swahili in particular, . . . a model work."—International Journal of African Historical Studies
Informazioni sull?autore: Derek Nurse is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Thomas Spear is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Titolo: The Swahili: Reconstructing the History and ...
Casa editrice: University of Pennsylvania Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1986
Legatura: Soft cover
Condizione: Very Good
Da: The Last Post Bookshop, Holbrook, NSW, Australia
H/c. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good & Protected. First Edition. Pages134, maps. pocket inside front ocver, sticker and pencil lettering. stamp on title page, sticker on spine. The Swahili speaking peoples of the East African coast are one of the most studied and yet least understood peoples of Africa. The authors show that what distinguishes the Swahili from their neighbours is not their alien "race" or culture: it is the fact that they are maritime urban-dwelling farmers and herders. Ex Library. Codice articolo 005396
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