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The Gogo: History, Customs, and Traditions (Sources and Studies in World History)
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by Mathias E. Mnyampala and Gregory H. Maddox
Sales Rank: 1657305
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List Price: $77.95
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 163 pages
Published by: M.E. Sharpe April 1995
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1563244055
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1563244056
Book Dimensions:
9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
Weighs: 8.8 ounces
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Swahili
Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Gogo: History, Customs, and Traditions (Sources and Studies in World History) (Paperback)
The Gogo are an ethnic group, 'tribe' if you will, in Tanzania. In histories of the region, written by Europeans, passing mention might be made of them. And then, invariably, from the standpoint of the British colonial records. Typically, the Gogo might be called 'tribes without rulers' or 'peoples without history'. The doctrine of 'terra nullius'. Scarcely acknowledged was a rich precolonial history. In the ethos of 19th century colonialism, the Gogo were considered barely more than seminaked primitives. What the author has done is translate from Swahili to English the narrative history of the Gogo, as researched by the Tanzanian author M E Mnyampala. It is important because it exposes to a broader world the local history, as seen unconfined to the lens of the former colonial rulers. The complexity of the narrative structure offers some insight into the sophistication of local culture that otherwise would be unappreciated by anyone not knowning Swahili.
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