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Description:: The Sacred Meadows is an anthropological study of the religion of Lamu, the oldest inhabited town in Kenya, originally settled in 1370, and situated on an island off the Kenyan coast. Abdul Hamid El-Zein discusses the religious impact of Islam and its place in Lamu society. He explores the structure...
Keyword:: History
Subject:: African Studies
Creator:: Abdul Hamid M. el Zein
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Publisher:: Northwestern University Press
Date Uploaded:: 08/10/2018
Date Modified:: 08/10/2018
Date Created:: 1974
Resource Type:: Book

Description:: Three Nigerian Emirates:A Study in Oral History is a widely held study on a scarcely examined region of Nigeria. Victor N. Low presents a detailed account of the leaders, people, and culture of the Hadejia, Katagum, and Gombe regions documented in a transcribed oral history. This work presents a valuable...
Keyword:: History
Subject:: African Studies
Creator:: Victor N. Low
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Publisher:: Northwestern University Press
Date Uploaded:: 08/09/2018
Date Modified:: 08/09/2018
Date Created:: 1971
Resource Type:: Book

Description:: In Southern Nilotic History,Christopher Ehret reconstructs the history of the Southern Nilotic speaking peoples of East Africa, from their earliest origins to the beginning of the colonial period. As a history, the book is a remarkable tour de force. Using mainly linguistic evidence, the author locates populations, moves them around,...
Keyword:: History
Subject:: African Studies
Creator:: Christopher Ehret
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Publisher:: Northwestern University Press
Date Uploaded:: 08/08/2018
Date Modified:: 08/08/2018
Date Created:: 1971
Resource Type:: Book

Description:: Africa South presents a history and description of southern Africa from the arrival of Europeans until the creation of the Republic of South Africa in 1961. Harm J. de Blij provides a portrait of the landscape and the internal policies and struggles within the region. The work serves as a...
Keyword:: History
Subject:: African Studies
Creator:: Harm J. de Blij
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Publisher:: Northwestern University Press
Date Uploaded:: 08/08/2018
Date Modified:: 08/08/2018
Date Created:: 1962
Resource Type:: Book

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