In reviewing the work of the BIEA this volume summarises the history and development of Eastern Africa. Prominent subjects include: the town of ntusi in the 11-14th cents, and the background to the inter lacustrine kingdoms; irrigation cultivators at Engaruka below the rift escarpment 300 to 500 years ago; the Siriwake livestock specialists in the high grasslands until the Maasai Revolution; salt and iron industries through the ages; the flowering of Swahili towns and their place in the world of islam; Kilwa, the 14th century palace of Husuni Kubwa and the Zimbabwe gold trade.
- ISBN:
- 9781872566009
- 9781872566009
-
Category:
- African history
- Format:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
-
26-11-1990
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- British Institute in Eastern Africa
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 140
- Dimensions (mm):
- 240x198x8mm
- Weight:
- 0.25kg
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