num_pages: 407
description: During the last decade political independence has profoundly altered the perspective of students of East African history. At the same time, there as been a dramatic increase in our historical knowledge of the region. In this important and substantial volume, eighteen leading scholars have combined to produce an authoritative and up-to-date assessment of the last two thousand years in Est Africa. This book contains an excellent coverage of social and economic developments and there is also a penetrating discussion of the varied methods of research in use by historians in East Africa.
language: English
title: Zamani: A Survey of East African History
titlecomplete: Zamani: A Survey of East African History
genres: Africa, History
ratings_count: 13
publisher: East African Publishing House; Longmans of Kenya