Grasp the shield firmly, the journey is hard [[electronic resource] ] : a history of Luo and Bantu migrations to North Mara, (Tanzania) 1850-1950 / / Siso Zedekia Oloo; Jan Bender Shetler (editor)
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| Autore: |
Zedekia Oloo Siso
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| Titolo: |
Grasp the shield firmly, the journey is hard [[electronic resource] ] : a history of Luo and Bantu migrations to North Mara, (Tanzania) 1850-1950 / / Siso Zedekia Oloo; Jan Bender Shetler (editor)
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| Pubblicazione: | Dar es Salaam, : Mkuki na Nyota Publishers, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 967.8 |
| Soggetto topico: | Migration, Internal - Tanzania |
| Bantu-speaking peoples - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | North Mara District (Tanzania) History Interviews |
| Altri autori: |
ShetlerJan Bender
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of informants interviewed by Zedekia Oloo Siso (1979-99); List of Photographs; Attributes of Ethnic Groups, Tarime, North Mara, 2007; Editor's Introduction; INTRODUCTION; WASURWA; SURWA; WAIRIENYI (WASIMBITI); IRIENYI (SIMBITI); WAKIROBA; KIROBA; WASWETA; SWETA; WAHACHA; HACHA; WATEGI; TEGI; RIERI; WAKAKSERU (KISERU); KAKSERU (KISERU); WAKAGWA; KAGWA; WAKAMAGETA; KAMAGETA; WALOWA (WATURI); LOWA (TURI); WAGIRE; GIRE; KOWAK; Back Cover |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book is a compilation of oral histories about the movement of Luo and some Bantu-speaking peoples. It includes histories of many clans or ethnic groups, and how drought, warfare, disease, and competition over pastoral resources in western Kenya forced them to look for a land that they could call their own. Highly entertaining, the stories cross over from pre-colonial to post-colonial eras, with tales of fooling the colonial officers, winning battles and producing miracles. Although warriors and chiefs play a critical part in the stories so too do unlikely actors such as women, prophets, a |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Grasp the shield firmly, the journey is hard |
| ISBN: | 1-283-00497-6 |
| 9786613004970 | |
| 9987-08-130-4 | |
| 9987-08-118-5 | |
| 9987-10-242-5 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910789820403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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