Hausaland - Or, Fifteen Hundred Miles Through the Central Soudan

Klappentext This 1896 publication describes the culture! language and industry of the Hausa people of West Africa! observed at first hand. Zusammenfassung In this account! first published in 1896! the clergyman! linguist and traveller Charles Henry Robinson recalls his pioneering fieldwork among the Hausa people of West Africa. Challenging perceptions of them as a warlike race! he argues that they are primarily a trading community! excelling in a variety of commercial endeavours. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The River Niger; 2. The Hausa Association; 3. Up the River Niger; 4. Loko to Kaffi; 5. Kaffi to Zaria; 6. Zaria; 7. Arrival at Kano; 8. Kano; 9. Slavery and slave-raiding; 10. Native medicines - leprosy, etc.; 11. Fauna and flora; 12. The Hausa language; 13. Mohammedanism in the Central Soudan; 14. The pilgrimage to Mecca; 15. Native customs, etc. - preparation for leaving Kano; 16. Kano to Birnin-Gwari; 17. Birnin-Gwari to Bida; 18. Bida to Egga; 19. Egga to Liverpool; Conclusion; Appendices; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Henry Robinson, Robinson Charles Henry
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.05.2011
• EAN: 9781108031240
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03124-0
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - African Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, HISTORY / Historical Geography, TRAVEL / Africa / West, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, West Africa, Classic Travel Writing, Historical Geography