On the Frontiers of the Indian Ocean World: A History of Lake Tanganyika, C.1830-1890

ISBN-13: 9781009100748 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Philip Gooding

Opis

The first history of Lake Tanganyika and of eastern Africa's relationship with the wider Indian Ocean World during the nineteenth century.

Recenzje

'Gooding shows how East African frontier zones centred on Lake Tanganyika became integrated into the Indian Ocean world through the spread of Swahili and Arab influences, Islam, and the dynamics of the ivory trade. His second contribution is to write the first expansive history of this neglected yet important region.' Stephen J. Rockel, University of Toronto

Spis treści

Introduction: Lakes, oceans, and littorals in history; 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: 4. Competition and conflict on the western frontier; 5. Global commodities in East African societies; 6. Structures of bondage; 7. An Islamic sea; Epilogue: The littoral and the lake.