The Swahili: Reconstructing the History and Language of an African Society, 800-1500
Nurse, Derek; Spear, Thomas
ISBN 10: 081221207X ISBN 13: 9780812212075
Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, 1985
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"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
About the Author: Derek Nurse is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Thomas Spear is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Title: The Swahili: Reconstructing the History and ...
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
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