First Footsteps in East Africa; Or, an Exploration of Harar
First Footsteps in East Africa; Or, an Exploration of Harar

Author: Richard F. Burton

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2014-01-15

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 0486789543

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One of the great adventure classics. Victorian scholar-adventurer’s firsthand epic account of daring 1854 expedition to forbidden East African capital city. A wealth of geographic, ethnographic and linguistic data.

First Footsteps in East Africa, Or, an Exploration of Harar..
First Footsteps in East Africa, Or, an Exploration of Harar..

Author: Richard Francis Burton

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2013-12

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9781314879780

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First Footsteps in East Africa
First Footsteps in East Africa

Author: Richard Francis Burton

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2015-12-04

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9781347285008

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The Prophet's Camel Bell
The Prophet's Camel Bell

Author: Margaret Laurence

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2012-10-12

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 0226923886

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In 1950, as a young bride, Margaret Laurence set out with her engineer husband to what was then Somaliland: a British protectorate in North Africa few Canadians had ever heard of. Her account of this voyage into the desert is full of wit and astonishment. Laurence honestly portrays the difficulty of colonial relationships and the frustration of trying to get along with Somalis who had no reason to trust outsiders. There are moments of surprise and discovery when Laurence exclaims at the beauty of a flock of birds only to discover that they are locusts, or offers medical help to impoverished neighbors only to be confronted with how little she can help them. During her stay, Laurence moves past misunderstanding the Somalis and comes to admire memorable individuals: a storyteller, a poet, a camel-herder. The Prophet’s Camel Bell is both a fascinating account of Somali culture and British colonial characters, and a lyrical description of life in the desert.

The Sad Story of Burton, Speke, and the Nile; or, Was John Hanning Speke a Cad?
The Sad Story of Burton, Speke, and the Nile; or, Was John Hanning Speke a Cad?

Author: W. B. Carnochan

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9780804755719

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This is a study of the famous controversy between Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke, fellow explorers who quarreled over Speke's claim to have discovered the source of the Nile during their African expedition in 1857-59. Speke died of a gunshot wound, probably accidental, the day before a scheduled debate with Burton in 1864. Burton has had the upper hand in subsequent accounts. Speke has been called a “cad.” In light of new evidence and after a careful reading of duelling texts, Carnochan concludes that the case against Speke remains unproven-and that the story, as normally told, displays the inescapable uncertainty of historical narrative. All was fair in this love-war.

Early Global Interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World, Volume II
Early Global Interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World, Volume II

Author: Angela Schottenhammer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-02-13

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 3319978012

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This volume investigates the emergence and spread of maritime commerce and interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World—the world’s first “global economy”—from a longue durée perspective. Spanning from antiquity to the nineteenth century, these essays move beyond the usual focus on geographical sub-regions or thematic aspects to foreground inter- and trans-regional connections. Focusing on the role of religion in the expansion of commerce and exchange across the region, as well as on technology and knowledge transfer, volume II covers shipbuilding and navigation technologies, porcelain production, medicinal knowledge, and mules as a commodity and means of transportation.