Professor Hair's aim here has been to explore the European written record for the history of Africa south of the Sahara. This effectively began with the arrival of the Portuguese on the Guinea coast and many of these articles focus on Sierra Leone; others extend the enquiry to southern Africa. One particular theme is the use of early vocabularies of African languages as a source for the history of local populations. At the same time, these studies help illuminate the European reaction to the peoples and the places they encountered.
| ISBN: | 9780860786269 |
| Publication date: | 6th March 1997 |
| Author: | P E H Hair |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 350 pages |
| Series: | Collected Studies Series |
| Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism Maritime history Colonialism and imperialism European history African history Language: reference and general Language teaching and learning History and Archaeology |