| Africa Encountered: European Contacts and Evidence, 1450-1700 Contributor(s): Hair, P. E. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0860786269 ISBN-13: 9780860786269 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History |
| Dewey: 306.440 |
| LCCN: 96049015 |
| Series: Variorum Collected Studies |
| Physical Information: (1.38 lbs) 346 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Professor Hair's aim here has been to explore the European written record for the history of Africa south of the Sahara. This effectively began with the arrival of the Portuguese on the Guinea coast and many of these articles focus on Sierra Leone; others extend the enquiry to southern Africa. One particular theme is the use of early vocabularies of African languages as a source for the history of local populations. At the same time, these studies help illuminate the European reaction to the peoples and the places they encountered. |