East Africa: An Introductory History Contributor(s): Maxon, Robert M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1933202467 ISBN-13: 9781933202464 Publisher: West Virginia University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - Central - History | Africa - General - History | Africa - East |
Dewey: 967.6 |
LCCN: 2009014204 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.20 lbs) 320 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - East Africa - Cultural Region - Central Africa |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this third edition of East Africa: An Introductory History, Robert M. Maxon revisits the diverse eastern region of Africa, including the modern nations of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. With revised sections and a new preface, this comprehensive text surveys East Africa's political, economic, and social history from pre-colonial to modern times. Maxon reveals the physical movement and societal development of and between ethnic groups before the 1890s; the capitalistic impact of European colonialism in the early nineteenth century; and the achievement and aftermath of independence in East Africa during the later part of this century. East Africa: An Introductory History, 3rd and Revised Edition offers the student and scholar: - the only revision of this title in over a decade |