Swahili Coast - Politics, Diplomacy and Trade on the East African Littoral, 1798-1856

First published in 1971, The Swahili Coast deals with a sixty-year period in which Arabs from Oman in Arabia extended their influence over the East African coast from Mogadishu in the north to Cape Delgado in the South.

List of contents

Preface Note on use of plurals Abbreviations Maps 1. Society and Politics on the Southern Swahili Coast at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century 2. Society and Politics on the Northern Swahili Coast at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century 3. Trade and Commerce on the Swahili Coast at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century 4. The Prelude to Omani Expansion in East Africa: The Growth of Muscat and its Relations with Great Britain and France 5. The Expansion of Omani Interests on the Swahili Coast 6. Saiyid Said and the Western Powers, 1819-1839 7. Saiyid Said and the Western Powers, 1839-1856 8. The Slave Trade on the Swahili Coast 9. Attempt to Suppress the Swahili Coast Slave Trade and Their Effect 10. Zanzibar: The Consolidation of Omani Authority 11. The Swahili Coast: The Consolidation of Omani Authority and Local Reactions to it 12. The Economic Development of the Swahili Coast Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index

Summary

First published in 1971, The Swahili Coast deals with a sixty-year period in which Arabs from Oman in Arabia extended their influence over the East African coast from Mogadishu in the north to Cape Delgado in the South.

Product details

• Authors: Christine Nicholls, Nicholls Christine
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032819112
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3281911-2
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / East, International Relations, East Africa, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, African History, International Trade, International trade and commerce