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The Pate Chronicle

Author : Marina Tolmacheva
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 1609173023
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Pate Chronicle written by Marina Tolmacheva and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late October 1890, a British force led by Admiral Fremantle assaulted and subdued the East African town of Witu, the mainland capital of the Nabahani rulers of Pate; five years later, the entire region and the adjacent coastal islands came under British administration. One of the great tragedies suffered as a result of Admiral Fremantle's initial attack was the loss of the original manuscript of the history of Pate, The Book of the Kings of Pate. This historical work in its various forms is representative of a living historical tradition developed in the coastal city-states of East Africa and is considered one of the important literary treasures of their culture and society. It also stands as the most important indigenous source for Swahili history, the history of the Swahili language, its dialects, and its written tradition. The four Arabic-Swahili versions (manuscripts 177, 321, 344, and 358 of the Library of the University of Dar es Salaam) presented here in The Pate Chronicle add significantly to the growing pool of information available about Pate and East Africa before the era of European colonialism.

Narrative Factuality

Author : Monika Fludernik
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 311048627X
Total Pages : 789 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Narrative Factuality written by Monika Fludernik and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of narrative—the object of the rapidly growing discipline of narratology—has been traditionally concerned with the fictional narratives of literature, such as novels or short stories. But narrative is a transdisciplinary and transmedial concept whose manifestations encompass both the fictional and the factual. In this volume, which provides a companion piece to Tobias Klauk and Tilmann Köppe’s Fiktionalität: Ein interdisziplinäres Handbuch, the use of narrative to convey true and reliable information is systematically explored across media, cultures and disciplines, as well as in its narratological, stylistic, philosophical, and rhetorical dimensions. At a time when the notion of truth has come under attack, it is imperative to reaffirm the commitment to facts of certain types of narrative, and to examine critically the foundations of this commitment. But because it takes a background for a figure to emerge clearly, this book will also explore nonfactual types of narratives, thereby providing insights into the nature of narrative fiction that could not be reached from the narrowly literary perspective of early narratology.

A New History of the Humanities

Author : Rens Bod
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191642940
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book A New History of the Humanities written by Rens Bod and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many histories of science have been written, but A New History of the Humanities offers the first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity to the present. There are already historical studies of musicology, logic, art history, linguistics, and historiography, but this volume gathers these, and many other humanities disciplines, into a single coherent account. Its central theme is the way in which scholars throughout the ages and in virtually all civilizations have sought to identify patterns in texts, art, music, languages, literature, and the past. What rules can we apply if we wish to determine whether a tale about the past is trustworthy? By what criteria are we to distinguish consonant from dissonant musical intervals? What rules jointly describe all possible grammatical sentences in a language? How can modern digital methods enhance pattern-seeking in the humanities? Rens Bod contends that the hallowed opposition between the sciences (mathematical, experimental, dominated by universal laws) and the humanities (allegedly concerned with unique events and hermeneutic methods) is a mistake born of a myopic failure to appreciate the pattern-seeking that lies at the heart of this inquiry. A New History of the Humanities amounts to a persuasive plea to give Panini, Valla, Bopp, and countless other often overlooked intellectual giants their rightful place next to the likes of Galileo, Newton, and Einstein.

Encyclopedia of Africa

Author : Anthony Appiah
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0195337700
Total Pages : 1372 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Africa written by Anthony Appiah and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 1372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Africa presents the most up-to-date and thorough reference on this region of ever-growing importance in world history, politics, and culture. Its core is comprised of the entries focusing on African history and culture from 2005's acclaimed five-volume Africana - nearly two-thirds of these 1,300 entries have been updated, revised, and expanded to reflect the most recent scholarship. Organized in an A-Z format, the articles cover prominent individuals, events, trends, places, political movements, art forms, business and trade, religions, ethnic groups, organizations, and countries throughout Africa. There are articles on contemporary nations of sub-Saharan Africa, ethnic groups from various regions of Africa, and European colonial powers. Other examples include Congo River, Ivory trade, Mau Mau rebellion, and Pastoralism. The Encyclopedia of Africa is sure to become the essential resource in the field.

Plundering Africa's Past

Author : Peter Ridgway Schmidt
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253210548
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Plundering Africa's Past written by Peter Ridgway Schmidt and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1996-08-22 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An important book at a time when the booming illicit trade in African antiquities and the despoiling of some of the continent's prime archeological sites generate little concern in the art world." --Foreign Affairs "This benchmark publication challenges all of us to be part of the solution. Plundering Africa's Past cannot help but raise the level of discourse and consciousness about the looting problem, what needs to be done to stop it and about the relationship between Africa and the West." --African Studies Review "Plundering Africa's Past should be required reading for all archaeologists, historians, art historians, museum curators, and government officials involved in the cultural heritages of Africa, as well as most countries and continents with a disappearing past." --H-Net Book Review African government and museum officials, members of international agencies, academics, and journalists examine why the African past is disappearing at a rate perhaps unmatched in any other part of the world. Each looks at the international network of looting and trafficking from a different perspective. Here, for the first time, is a frank indictment of African contributions to the problem--voiced by the distinguished African essayists. The book concludes with a discussion of specific steps that could halt the disappearance of Africa's art and antiquities.

Mashairi ya Vita vya Kuduhu

Author : Ann Biersteker
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0870138944
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Mashairi ya Vita vya Kuduhu written by Ann Biersteker and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 1995-04-30 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mashairi Ya Vita Vya Kuduhu is a presentation and discussion of both manuscript and published versions of poems written by Lamu poets around the time of the Battle of Kuduhu. The poetic dialogue studied in this volume has played a significant role in the history of Swahili poetry, and its primary concern is to inform continued work in this area. The poems contained in this work were transmitted and preserved by speakers of Kiswahili and later collected and preserved by scholars. Chapter One contains the edited poems; Chapter Two consists of the translations. Subsequent chapters include accounts of the Battle of Kuduhu, editing and translating practices, and annotated poems and source versions. This work is presented as an example of the importance of research, fieldwork, and the consideration of available versions and alternative styles of presentation in the study of Swahili poetry.

Horn and Crescent

Author : Randall L. Pouwels
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521523097
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Horn and Crescent written by Randall L. Pouwels and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-06-06 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major historical study of Islam among the Swahili.

A Companion to African History

Author : William H. Worger
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119063574
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to African History written by William H. Worger and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the history of the entire African continent, from prehistory to the present day A Companion to African History embraces the diverse regions, subject matter, and disciplines of the African continent, while also providing chronological and geographical coverage of basic historical developments. Two dozen essays by leading international scholars explore the challenges facing this relatively new field of historical enquiry and present the dynamic ways in which historians and scholars from other fields such as archaeology, anthropology, political science, and economics are forging new directions in thinking and research. Comprised of six parts, the book begins with thematic approaches to African history—exploring the environment, gender and family, medical practices, and more. Section two covers Africa’s early history and its pre-colonial past—early human adaptation, the emergence of kingdoms, royal power, and warring states. The third section looks at the era of the slave trade and European expansion. Part four examines the process of conquest—the discovery of diamonds and gold, military and social response, and more. Colonialism is discussed in the sixth section, with chapters on the economy transformed due to the development of agriculture and mining industries. The last section studies the continent from post World War II all the way up to modern times. Aims at capturing the enthusiasms of practicing historians, and encouraging similar passion in a new generation of scholars Emphasizes linkages within Africa as well as between the continent and other parts of the world All chapters include significant historiographical content and suggestions for further reading Written by a global team of writers with unique backgrounds and views Features case studies with illustrative examples In a field traditionally marked by narrow specialisms, A Companion to African History is an ideal book for advanced students, researchers, historians, and scholars looking for a broad yet unique overview of African history as a whole.

A Primer for Teaching Indian Ocean World History

Author : Edward A. Alpers
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 147805929X
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book A Primer for Teaching Indian Ocean World History written by Edward A. Alpers and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2024-04-05 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Primer for Teaching Indian Ocean World History is a guide for college and high school educators who are teaching Indian Ocean histories for the first time or who want to reinvigorate their courses. It can also serve those who are training future teachers to prepare their own syllabi as well as those who want to incorporate Indian Ocean histories into their world history courses. Edward A. Alpers and Thomas F. McDow offer course design principles that will help students navigate topics ranging from empire, geography, slavery, and trade to mobility, disease, and the environment. In addition to exploring non-European sources and diverse historical methodologies, they discuss classroom pedagogy and provide curriculum possibilities that will help instructors at any level enrich and deepen standard approaches to world history. Alpers and McDow draw readers into strategically designing courses that will challenge students to think critically about a vast area with which many of them are almost entirely unfamiliar.

UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. IV, Abridged Edition

Author : Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520066991
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. IV, Abridged Edition written by Unesco. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998-05-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At head of title: International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa (UNESCO).

The Cambridge History of Africa

Author : J. D. Fage
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521209816
Total Pages : 826 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge History of Africa written by J. D. Fage and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the period from c.1050 to c.1600, in which Iron Age cultures passed into stages of maturity.

The Medieval History of the Coast of Tanganyika

Author : G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3112707095
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book The Medieval History of the Coast of Tanganyika written by G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 1962-12-31 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No detailed description available for "The Medieval History of the Coast of Tanganyika".

The Rough Guide to Kenya

Author : Richard Trillo
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1409330184
Total Pages : 948 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Rough Guide to Kenya written by Richard Trillo and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new-look full colour Rough Guide to Kenya is the ultimate companion to East Africa's biggest travel destination. Get under the skin of cosmopolitan Nairobi with full coverage of the city's nightlife, restaurants and hotels. There's also detailed information on how to make the most of the Maasai Mara reserve and discover the best Indian Ocean beaches, as well as the northern deserts andthe various national parks. With detailed background information and a handy wildlife guide, this is the essential guide for your next holiday, whether you're visiting for a two-week safari or going to Kenya on business, with its wealth of practical advice and the best maps of any guide. Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Kenya. Now available in ePub format.

General History of Africa

Author : International Scientific Committee for the drafting of a General History of Africa
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9231017101
Total Pages : 774 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book General History of Africa written by International Scientific Committee for the drafting of a General History of Africa and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 1984-12-31 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of UNESCO's most important publishing projects in the last thirty years, the General History of Africa marks a major breakthrough in the recognition of Africa's cultural heritage. Offering an internal perspective of Africa, the eight-volume work provides a comprehensive approach to the history of ideas, civilizations, societies and institutions of African history. The volumes also discuss historical relationships among Africans as well as multilateral interactions with other cultures and continents.

Port Cities and Intruders

Author : Michael N. Pearson
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801870283
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Port Cities and Intruders written by Michael N. Pearson and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2002-10-14 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title In Port Cities and Intruders, historian Michael Pearson explores the role of port cities and their orientation, relations between the coast and the interior, the place of the coast in the world economy, and the impact of the Portuguese in the early modern period.

Africana

Author : Anthony Appiah
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0195170555
Total Pages : 3951 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Africana written by Anthony Appiah and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 3951 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ninety years after W.E.B. Du Bois first articulated the need for "the equivalent of a black Encyclopedia Britannica," Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates Jr., realized his vision by publishing Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience in 1999. This new, greatly expanded edition of the original work broadens the foundation provided by Africana. Including more than one million new words, Africana has been completely updated and revised. New entries on African kingdoms have been added, bibliographies now accompany most articles, and the encyclopedia's coverage of the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean has been expanded, transforming the set into the most authoritative research and scholarly reference set on the African experience ever created. More than 4,000 articles cover prominent individuals, events, trends, places, political movements, art forms, business and trade, religion, ethnic groups, organizations and countries on both sides of the Atlantic. African American history and culture in the present-day United States receive a strong emphasis, but African American history and culture throughout the rest of the Americas and their origins in African itself have an equally strong presence. The articles that make up Africana cover subjects ranging from affirmative action to zydeco and span over four million years from the earlies-known hominids, to Sean "Diddy" Combs. With entries ranging from the African ethnic groups to members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Africana, Second Edition, conveys the history and scope of cultural expression of people of African descent with unprecedented depth.

The Rough Guide to Kenya

Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
ISBN 13 : 0241278430
Total Pages : 632 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (412 download)

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Download or read book The Rough Guide to Kenya written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Kenya has been the most authoritative guide to the country since it was first published in 1987. The fully revised, full-colour 11th edition covers the country in fine detail. Learn how to cope with and enjoy Nairobi; visit the Maasai Mara without the crowds; explore lesser-known parks and conservancies; and make the most of the Indian Ocean coast. A wealth of practical information covers the highways and byways, supported by the most thoroughly researched and reliable background coverage available. Go on safari in Tsavo East, Amboseli, Samburu Reserve and Meru National Park. Explore Rift Valley lakes, Mount Kenya, the Kakamega Forest and the Shimba Hills. Enjoy the Indian Ocean - not just at Diani Beach, Mombasa and Watamu, but also at Msambweni, Tiwi and Kilifi. Stop off in Machakos, Nanyuki and Kisumu and visit local markets, museums and wildlife sanctuaries. Whether you're visiting for a safari and beach holiday or embarking on a longer stay, The Rough Guide to Kenya is the ultimate travel guide.