The Swahili : reconstructing the history and language of an African society, 800-1500 /

"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

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nurse, Derek
Otros Autores: Spear, Thomas T.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1985.
Colección:Ethnohistory (University of Pennsylvania Press)
Temas:
Swahili-speaking peoples > History.
Swahili language > History.
Swahili (Peuple d'Afrique) > Histoire.
Swahili (Langue) > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Swahili language
Swahili-speaking peoples
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • I. SWAHILI AND THEIR HISTORY
  • 2. THE AFRICAN BACKGROUND OF SWAHILI
  • 3. THE EMERGENCE OF THE SWAHILI-SPEAKING PEOPLES
  • 4. EARLY SWAHILI SOCIETY, 800-1100
  • 5. RISE OF THE SWAHILI TOWNSTATES, 1100-1500
  • APPENDIXES
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • Index

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