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Gregory Maddox & Mathius E. Mnyampala
The Gogo [PDF ebook]
History, Customs, and Traditions

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A reconstruction of the history and customs of the Gogo people of Africa, based in part on oral histories, tribal legends and myths. This work was first published in Swahili in 1954 and was sponsored by the British Colonial government in an attempt to promote ‘tribal’ cohesion.

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Format PDF ● Pages 168 ● ISBN 9781317456568 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4314087 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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