Book contents
- Making Identity on the Swahili Coast
- African Identities: Past and Present
- Making Identity on the Swahili Coast
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- A Note on Spellings and Currency
- A Note on Nomenclature
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- Part One Becoming Bagamoyo
- Part Two Fitting into their Way of Life: Local Community and Colonial Control
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 October 2019
Book contents
- Making Identity on the Swahili Coast
- African Identities: Past and Present
- Making Identity on the Swahili Coast
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- A Note on Spellings and Currency
- A Note on Nomenclature
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- Part One Becoming Bagamoyo
- Part Two Fitting into their Way of Life: Local Community and Colonial Control
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This introduction provides the setting of the book and the conceptual framework used to rethink how we understand identity on the Swahili coast. It provides historiography and the organization of the book.
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- Making Identity on the Swahili CoastUrban Life, Community, and Belonging in Bagamoyo, pp. 1 - 30Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019