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The Shaping of Somali Society : Reconstructing the History of a Pastoral People, 1600-1900 /
In seeking to reconstruct the past of this important African society, the author has drawn upon ethnographic and linguistic evidence, travelers' accounts, a substantial body of Somali oral traditions, and recollections gathered from several visits to the country. By combining oral tradition wit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2016]
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| Edición: | Reprint 2016 |
| Colección: | The Ethnohistory Series
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In seeking to reconstruct the past of this important African society, the author has drawn upon ethnographic and linguistic evidence, travelers' accounts, a substantial body of Somali oral traditions, and recollections gathered from several visits to the country. By combining oral tradition with traditional historiography, Cassanelli reveals the interplay of the precolonial environmental, social, economic, and religious cforces. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781512806663 9783110442526 |
| Acceso: | restricted access |