Utenzi, War Poems, and the German Conquest of East Africa: - Swhaili Poetry as Historical Source
Jose Arturo Saavedra Casco
Africa World Press (2007)
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Paperback 1592213782
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LoC Classification PL8703.5.S33 2007
Dewey 896.392109
Nationality African
Cover Price $29.95
No. of Pages 340
Height x Width 8.3 x 5.3  inch
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Conflict African Wars
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This book examines Swahili narrative poetry that in spite of being available in published editions for many years, has not previously been studied from an historical perspective. The poems were written on the eve of the First World War by the authors who were all residents of the Swahili coastal towns of mainland Tanzania- formerly Tanganyika Territory. This poetry narrates the stories of episodes in the wars of conquest, fought between the German colonial forces and indigenous Africans.