Looks at the war fought between the colonial powers in East Africa. BNS, colour and b/w illus, 48pp, UK. OSPREY, 1841764892

Study of the South Asian communities in East Africa, centred on historic photographs. Notes, map, tables, 60pp, THE NETHERLANDS. ASIANS IN EAST AFRICA.

For centuries East Africa had an integral place within the Indian Ocean world. While it existed at the periphery of the wider Indian Ocean in earlier periods, by the 18th and 19th centuries it was much more centrally engaged in these affairs. An inter-regional trade linked different sub-regions of East Africa to other Indian Ocean economies. While slave trading, slave raiding and their consequences provide one thematic focus of this book, Indian Ocean commercial networks were much more complex in the range of products exchanged, including luxury goods and staple food items, as well as enforced labour. This volume brings together a set of important essays published on various dimensions of Eastern Africa's role within the Indian Ocean world written by Alpers, Professor of History at UCLA, over four decades. In different ways, each of these papers seeks to demonstrate that one cannot understand the history of eastern Africa without considering its wider regional setting in the western Indian Ocean. Index, notes, 242pp, USA. MARKUS WIENER PUBLICATIONS.

A historical study of the development of the East African medical profession. Also considers the impact of HIV/AIDS on the medical infrastructure and the contribution made by East African medical practitioners in the study of the virus. Index, bib, notes, maps, 336pp, Uganda. FOUNTAIN UBLISHERS.

New addition listing biographical information on persons with European names travelling or working in East Africa from 1888, the arrival of the Imperial British East Africa Company, to 1905, the year the area (now Kenya, Uganda and Zanzibar) was transferred from the Foreign Office to the Colonial Office. Contains more than 4000 entries and 800 illustrations. 530pp, UK. S J NORTH.

A wide-ranging selection of essays that covers an array of youth-related themes in historical perspective. Thirteen chapters explore the historical dimensions of youth in nineteenth-, twentieth-, and twenty-first century Ugandan, Tanzanian, and Kenyan societies. Key themes running through the book include the analytical utility of youth as a social category; inter-generational relations and the passage of time; youth as a social and political problem; sex and gender roles among East African youth; and youth as historical agents of change. 432pp, USA. OHIO U P.

Product of decades of research undertaken in Nairobi, Mombassa and Zanzibar in East Africa, and Mumbai and Goa in India. Of her work the author says: In all my research I found that Arab and particularly European, sources of information downplayed the importance of Indian trade in the Indian Ocean which goes back at least three thousand years BC. [The book] attempts to rekindle in the Indian diaspora a justifiable pride in the achievements of its forebears in East Africa, and indeed other parts of the world. In East Africa they promoted the development of agriculture and industry and the globalization of trade stemming from their trading activities. Index, bib, 208pp, KENYA. ZAND GRAPHICS.

A regional history that is tailored for Ugandan secondary schools. B/w ill, maps, index, xi, 253pp, UGANDA. FOUNTAIN PUBLISHERS.

Traces developments from pre colonial indigenous systems, to the pioneering work of missionaries, and education during the colonial and post colonial periods. The authors identify the need to do something about unemployed school leavers and graduates as a key challenge. BNS, 196pp, UGANDA. FOUNTAIN.

Second edition. Much of the research for this book is based on the reminiscences of the men who took part. Photos and statistics enhance the six chapters covering: African Labour; The War Strategy; In the Battlefields; Carrier Units; Carrier Welfare and Effects of the War. 247pp. KENYA. NAIROBI UNIVERSITY PRESS.

Environmental history of British sleeping sickness policy linking disease control policy with other colonial and social engineering mechanisms in the region. BNS, 216pp, USA. GREENWOOD PUBLISHING GROUP.

A study of the causes and impact of the military unrest in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika in 1964 when the new governments could no longer maintain the delicate balance of coercion and concessions that had kept the colonial soldiery in check. Using interviews with informants involved in the events the author looks at the history of East African military and offers theories about the events. Index, bib, notes, xiv, 231pp, USA. PRAEGER.

This is the first thorough study of the economic and military foundations of political power in Buganda, one of East Africa's most complex and fascinating pre-colonial states. It examines the growth of the domestic economy, public labour, slavery and long-distance trade, traces the rise of the kingdom as the dominant military power in the Great Lakes region and analyses the crises and challenges Ganda faced on the eve of colonial rule. CONTENTS: Introduction - I LAND & LIVELIHOOD II LABOUR & LIBERTY, III BUYERS & SELLERS. Conclusions. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS, 0852554508

A study of the cultural and economic interactions between the Swahili Coast, India, and Portugal in the early modern era. This history puts these separate cultures in their geographical context and emphasises their long interdependent history. Index, notes, maps, x, 202pp, USA. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS.

This is the first general history of alcohol and drinking in East Africa. Willis's central theme is power - from customary beliefs in alcohol as a symbol of authority and a means of enhancement and privilege, to the use of power in advertising and discourse on the consumption of modern bottled beers and spirits. The author covers nearly two centuries, with emphasis upon the late-colonial and post-colonial years. Oral materials from Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are integrally woven in with archival and newspaper sources, each reinforcing and elaborating the other. CONTENTS: Introduction - ambiguous power - what are you drinking? - 1 Drink, sex & violence: the nature of power in nineteenth-century East Africa -2 native liquor, money & the colonial state, c. 1900-60 - 3 Drink & development - 4 Drinking in the 1990s appendices - bibliography. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

An examination of the richly textured histories of prophets and prophecies within East Africa, looking especially at the active dialogue between the prophets and the communities whom they addressed. Index, bib, notes, maps, x, 310pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

Written on the occasion of the Abruzzi Centenary celebrations in 2006, the essays collected here attest to the extraordinary interest of the Rwenzori massif, on the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this interdisciplinary volume, contributions from leading Western and African scholars of Rwenzori history and culture provide insights into one of Africa’s most complex and dynamic socio-political environments. Index, b/w illus, maps, 366pp, UGANDA. FOUNTAIN PUBLISHERS.

The full Qadi Records of Brava (1893 1900) recording a wide range of issues in a typical Swahili town. The information in the records describes the role of the Ulama, trade, inheritance, the role of women and slavery. The register is stamped and signed by the Italian governor in Asmara. This volume contains both the Arabic original and translation into English. BNS, 1800pp, THE NETHERLANDS. EJ BRILL, 9004131221

A comparative study of the relationship between Southern Africa and the Swahili coast using new archaeological evidence from Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Index, app, refs, diags, maps, colour and b/w ill, vi, 138pp, TANZANIA. DAR ES SALAAM UNIVERSITY PRESS.

An analysis of the urban experience of Eastern Africa, looking at the historical, social and political factors which have led to the unique patterns of urban growth found along East Africa in Zabzibar, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. Notes, maps, b/w photographs, diags, tables, ix, 264pp, KENYA. BRITISH INST. IN EASTERN AFRICA, 187256626X

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Examines the nature and objectives of violence in the region. It is particularly concerned with highland Ethiopia and the Great Lakes. It will be of interest to those interested in pre-colonial African history, military history, and anyone involved in modern development and conflict resolution seeking to understand the deeper historical roots of African warfare. Index, bib, maps, 256pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

Details the costumes, weapons and tactics of East African peoples such as the Maasai and the Ngoni Zulu, who fiercely resisted German Imperialism. Index, colour and b/w illus, 48pp, UK. OSPREY.