‘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
Tabella dei contenuti
Maps
Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 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 Town-States, 1100-1500
Appendices
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Circa l’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.
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