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Zanzibar

Name: Zanzibar
Brand: Alpha Edition
SKU: 9789354186912
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The Island Metropolis Of Eastern Africa

Autor: B. Pearce F. B. Pearce

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Editura: Alpha Edition

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Zanzibar: the island metropolis of eastern Africa where the sea keeps the city in constant motion. Z...

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Autor

B. Pearce F. B. Pearce

Limbă

engleză

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Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2020

Pagini

506

EAN

9789354186912

ISBN

9354186912

Enbook ID

33398929

Editura

Alpha Edition

Greutate

1447

Dimensiuni

216 x 280 x 29

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Zanzibar: the island metropolis of eastern Africa where the sea keeps the city in constant motion. Zanzibar hums with layered histories. A classic African travel narrative presented as a historical non-fiction book, it surveys the commerce, cultures and civic life that marked nineteenth-century Africa. The account traces east African trade routes and the exchange between inland markets and coastal harbours, while registering the textures of Indian Ocean cultures and the patterns of urban development that reshaped African port cities. Written in the direct, observant manner of travellers and explorers, the prose balances evocative description with documentary purpose, moving from sharp street-level detail to wider reflections on commerce and community. Careful observation extends beyond spectacle to the civic rhythms and social networks that knit the island together, giving the narrative both emotional immediacy and analytical value.

Long valued for its contribution to colonial era history, the volume functions as a practical Zanzibar history guide and an academic research resource for students and scholars of British colonial studies. Because of its blend of reportage, documentary detail and narrative sensibility, the work supplies a contemporary snapshot useful for situating the island within broader patterns of nineteenth-century Africa: trade, migration and urban development. Casual readers attracted to seaport life and maritime cultures will find vivid, readable passages; libraries, instructors and classic-literature collectors will prize an edition that honours provenance while making the text accessible. It frames local voices alongside imperial forces, supplying a bridge between social history, maritime commerce and comparative urbanism that students and independent researchers can follow into wider study. Readable and rigorous, it rewards both armchair readers and archival researchers. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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