History Of East Africa

A History of East Africa is a collaboration between three East African historians and teachers to create a book covering the history of their region.

This is a summary of East African history from pre-1500 to the 1960s, and independence. Topics covered: early migration and settlement and pastoralism in early societies; the costal towns and trade; Islam in East Africa and the rise of Swahili culture; the Portuguese in East Africa; Omani power; Buganda and other East African peoples; the Ngoni invasion; internal trade; the slave trade and European missionaries and trade in East Africa; British conquest and occupation, the establishment and reactions to colonial rule; Tanganyika; Zanzibar and the British; the British and the Ugandan railways and indirect rule in Uganda; the effects of the First World War and subsequent economic, social and constitutional development.

"East Africa: An Introductory History documents the transformation of East Africa from the Stone Age to the first decade of the twenty-first century. The book is ideal for any reader interested in unraveling the intricate history of East Africa, and especially for students coming to the study of this region for the first time."--BOOK JACKET.

"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

1. Early English contacts with East Africa; 2. The French, Zanzibar and Muscat; 3. European exploration of East Africa; 4. The first partition of East Africa and establishment of the IBEAC; 5. The relief of Emin Pasha and the race for Uganda; 6. Lugard and Uganda and German East Africa; 7. Demise of the IBEAC; 8. Pax Britannica in Uganda; 9. East Africa under HMG; 10. Transport and communications; 11. The Indians in East Africa; 12. Sir Harry Johnston and Uganda; 13. White man's country.