African History in Documents Eastern African History

This volume covers three thousand years of African history beginning with reports about the ancient kingdoms of Ethiopia and Kush; ancient and medieval trade routes, including China's discovery of Africa; the history of the east coast; the Nilotic slave trade; kingdoms and court life in inner east Africa; and the appearance of Indian and white settlers, and merchants and colonialists. The authors of the texts include important local authorities and scholars as well as travelers and administrators from Britain, Portugal, Switzerland, India, and China. Modern times are considered in the documents of Jomo Kenyatta, Tom Mboya, Milton Obote, and Julius Nyerere. The African History in Documents series also features: Volume I: West African History Volume III: Central and South African History

Riassunto

This volume covers 3000 years in the history of eastern Africa. It features reports on: the ancient kingdoms of Ethiopia and Kush; ancient and medieval trade routes; the history of the east coast; the Nilotic slave trade; the appearance of Indian and white settlers; modern times; and more.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robert O. Collins
• Editore: Wiener, markus, publishing
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.11.1990
• Categoria: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia
• EAN: 9781558760165
• ISBN: 978-1-55876-016-5
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.9 cm
• Serie: Topics in World History > II; Topics in World History > II; African History in Documents
• Categorie: Ostafrika; HISTORY / Africa / General; History - General History; HISTORY / Africa / East