Swahili: Reconstructing the History and Language of an African Society, 800-1500

By (author): "Thomas Spear, Derek Nurse"

Genres:Nonfiction books History books Africa books Humanities books

Swahili: Reconstructing the History and Language of an African Society, 800-1500

ISBN081221207X

ISBN139780812212075

AsinSwahili: Reconstructing the History and Language of an African Society, 800-1500

Original titleSwahili: Reconstructing the History and Language of an African Society, 800-1500 (Ethnohistory Series)

"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