Book contents
- On the Frontiers of the Indian Ocean World
- Cambridge Oceanic Histories
- On the Frontiers of the Indian Ocean World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Demarcations of Space
- Part II Interactions
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Epilogue
The Littoral and the Lake
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 July 2022
Book contents
- On the Frontiers of the Indian Ocean World
- Cambridge Oceanic Histories
- On the Frontiers of the Indian Ocean World
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Demarcations of Space
- Part II Interactions
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The book finishes with an epilogue that shows how examining encounters in the deep interior helps to further contextualise one of the most well-known episodes in coastal East Africa’s nineteenth-century history, namely the urban riots of 1888 and the subsequent outbreak of the Abushiri Rebellion (1888–90). Far from being an unimportant periphery, Lake Tanganyika was key a frontier zone of the Indian Ocean World during the nineteenth century, the conditions in which affected the broader trajectory the wider Indian Ocean World’s history, especially the history of the East African coast.
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- On the Frontiers of the Indian Ocean WorldA History of Lake Tanganyika, c.1830-1890, pp. 215 - 220Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022