Kiswahili has become the lingua franca of eastern Africa and yet the history of the Swahili peoples has remained elusive. Some have described themselves as Arabs, as Persians, or even in one place as Portuguese. This book is Jamesde Vere Allen's major study of the origin of the Swahili peoples and their cultural identity.
North America: Ohio U Press; Kenya: EAEP
- ISBN10 0852550758
- ISBN13 9780852550755
- Publish Date 21 January 1993
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint James Currey
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 288
- Language English