Swahili Origins
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Swahili Origins
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Author : James De Vere Allen
language : en
Publisher: James Currey Publishers
Release Date : 1993
Swahili Origins written by James De Vere Allen and has been published by James Currey Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Africa, East categories.
Kiswahili has become the lingua franca of eastern Africa and yet the history of the Swahili peoples has remained elusive. Some have described themselves as Arabs, as Persians, or even in one place as Portuguese. This book is James de Vere Allen's major study of the origin of the Swahili peoples and their cultural identity. North America: Ohio U Press; Kenya: EAEP
Kiswahili Origins And The Bantu Divergence Convergence Theory
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Author : David Phineas Bhukanda Massamba
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Kiswahili Origins And The Bantu Divergence Convergence Theory written by David Phineas Bhukanda Massamba and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Bantu languages categories.
Bibliographic Review Historiography Of The Swahili
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Author : Michael Gorman
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2022-06-29
Bibliographic Review Historiography Of The Swahili written by Michael Gorman and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-29 with History categories.
Essay from the year 2022 in the subject History - Africa, grade: A, Arizona State University, language: English, abstract: The development of Swahili maritime trade culture and their place in the old world web has been the topic of debate and discussion for centuries. In the most recent decades of the study of their history, emphasis has been placed on the Swahili's African origins over their Islamic origins, and how this position is more fundamental in understanding their culture and individual societies. The composition of the Swahili’s African origins with their Islamic, Arab, Indian, and Austronesian roots and influences, as well as their impact on community building and economic development have been the subject of monographs by Derek Nurse and Thomas Spear, Michael Pearson, and Mark Horton and John Middleton.
The Swahili
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Author : Alamin M. Mazrui
language : en
Publisher: Africa Research and Publications
Release Date : 1994
The Swahili written by Alamin M. Mazrui and has been published by Africa Research and Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Social Science categories.
An indepth look at Swahili culture, language and the people
The Swahili
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Author : Derek Nurse
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 1985
The Swahili written by Derek Nurse and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with History categories.
"As an introduction to how the history of an African society can be reconstructed from largely nonliterate sources, and to the Swahili in particular, . . . a model work."—International Journal of African Historical Studies
The Rise And Fall Of Swahili States
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Author : Chapurukha Makokha Kusimba
language : en
Publisher: Altamira Press
Release Date : 1999
The Rise And Fall Of Swahili States written by Chapurukha Makokha Kusimba and has been published by Altamira Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
The Swahili civilization was a fascinating and complex system_a group of advanced cultures with large economic networks, international maritime trade, and urban sophistication. This book documents the growth of Swahili civilization on the eastern coast of Africa, from 100 B.C. to the time of European colonialism in the sixteenth century. Using archaeological, anthropological, and historical information, Chapurukha M. Kusimba describes the origins of this unique and powerful culture, including its Islamic components, architecture, language, and trading systems. Incorporating the results of his own surveys and excavations, Kusimba provides us with a remarkable African-derived study of the rise and collapse of societies on the Swahili Coast.
The Swahili World
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Author : Stephanie Wynne-Jones
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-10-16
The Swahili World written by Stephanie Wynne-Jones and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-16 with Social Science categories.
The Swahili World presents the fascinating story of a major world civilization, exploring the archaeology, history, linguistics, and anthropology of the Indian Ocean coast of Africa. It covers a 1,500-year sweep of history, from the first settlement of the coast to the complex urban tradition found there today. Swahili towns contain monumental palaces, tombs, and mosques, set among more humble houses; they were home to fishers, farmers, traders, and specialists of many kinds. The towns have been Muslim since perhaps the eighth century CE, participating in international networks connecting people around the Indian Ocean rim and beyond. Successive colonial regimes have helped shape modern Swahili society, which has incorporated such influences into the region’s long-standing cosmopolitan tradition. This is the first volume to explore the Swahili in chronological perspective. Each chapter offers a unique wealth of detail on an aspect of the region’s past, written by the leading scholars on the subject. The result is a book that allows both specialist and non-specialist readers to explore the diversity of the Swahili tradition, how Swahili society has changed over time, as well as how our understandings of the region have shifted since Swahili studies first began. Scholars of the African continent will find the most nuanced and detailed consideration of Swahili culture, language and history ever produced. For readers unfamiliar with the region or the people involved, the chapters here provide an ideal introduction to a new and wonderful geography, at the interface of Africa and the Indian Ocean world, and among a people whose culture remains one of Africa’s most distinctive achievements.
The Story Of Swahili
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Author : John M. Mugane
language : en
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Release Date : 2015-07-15
The Story Of Swahili written by John M. Mugane and has been published by Ohio University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-15 with History categories.
Swahili was once an obscure dialect of an East African Bantu language. Today more than one hundred million people use it: Swahili is to eastern and central Africa what English is to the world. From its embrace in the 1960s by the black freedom movement in the United States to its adoption in 2004 as the African Union’s official language, Swahili has become a truly international language. How this came about and why, of all African languages, it happened only to Swahili is the story that John M. Mugane sets out to explore. The remarkable adaptability of Swahili has allowed Africans and others to tailor the language to their needs, extending its influence far beyond its place of origin. Its symbolic as well as its practical power has evolved from its status as a language of contact among diverse cultures, even as it embodies the history of communities in eastern and central Africa and throughout the Indian Ocean world. The Story of Swahili calls for a reevaluation of the widespread assumption that cultural superiority, military conquest, and economic dominance determine a language’s prosperity. This sweeping history gives a vibrant, living language its due, highlighting its nimbleness from its beginnings to its place today in the fast-changing world of global communication.
Movements Borders And Identities In Africa
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Author : Toyin Falola
language : en
Publisher: University Rochester Press
Release Date : 2009
Movements Borders And Identities In Africa written by Toyin Falola and has been published by University Rochester Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Business & Economics categories.
A groundbreaking interrogation of the myriad causes and effects of African migration, from the pre-colonial to the modern era.
Swahili Culture
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Author : Jan Knappert
language : en
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Release Date : 2005
Swahili Culture written by Jan Knappert and has been published by Edwin Mellen Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Social Science categories.
This two-volume book is a series of essays on the culture of the people who live on the east coast of Africa between the border of Somalia in the north and the Mozambique border in the south. The term 'culture' is to be taken in the widest sense. It includes ways of earning a livelihood, pastimes, sailing and other occupations as well as religion. Obviously not all aspects of culture could be represented in this work, which is the fruit of a lifetime of study. Every chapter in this work is the fruit of the author's own investigation of the East African coastal culture. Students of African Studies and advanced anthropology who read these essays will benefit from this work