Zamani A Survey of East African History

"During the last decade political independence has profoundly alter the perspective of student of east African history. At the same time, there has been a dramatic increase in our historical knowledge of the region. In this important a substantial volume, eighteen leading scholars have combined to produce an authoritative and up to date assessment of the last two thousand years in East Africa. The book contains an excellent coverage of social and economic developments, and there is also a penetrating discussion of he varied methods of research in use by historians in East Africa."--Back cover