Book contents
- On the Frontiers of the Indian Ocean World
- Cambridge Oceanic Histories
- On the Frontiers of the Indian Ocean World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Demarcations of Space
- 1 The Growth of ‘Emporia’
- 2 Changing Land Use in a Changing Climate
- 3 Traversing the Lake
- Part II Interactions
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - The Growth of ‘Emporia’
from Part I - Demarcations of Space
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 July 2022
- On the Frontiers of the Indian Ocean World
- Cambridge Oceanic Histories
- On the Frontiers of the Indian Ocean World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Demarcations of Space
- 1 The Growth of ‘Emporia’
- 2 Changing Land Use in a Changing Climate
- 3 Traversing the Lake
- Part II Interactions
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 1 explores the emergence of port-towns on Lake Tanganyika’s shores. It uses archival and archaeological sources to situate this history within the broader contexts of ‘emporia’ in the Indian Ocean World over the longue durée, but with particular reference to transitions that occurred in the nineteenth century. Despite being adapted to their own micro-environments and peoples, the organisation and architecture of Lake Tanganyika’s nineteenth-century port-towns owed much to patterns that transcended parts of the wider Indian Ocean World. Such patterns are observable in terms of architecture, layout, and engagement with the water-facing environment.
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- On the Frontiers of the Indian Ocean WorldA History of Lake Tanganyika, c.1830-1890, pp. 33 - 63Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022