Utenzi, war poems, and the German conquest of East Africa : Swahili poetry as a historical source /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Saavedra Casco, José Arturo
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Trenton NJ : Africa World Press, [2007]
Subjects:	Swahili poetry > History and criticism. War poetry, Swahili > History and criticism. Maji Maji Uprising, 1905-1907. Germany > Colonies > Africa > History > 20th century. German East Africa > History.
Online Access:	Table of contents only

Table of Contents:

The origin and development of Swahili poetry
Charms, poetry, and the narrative of the fight against the German invasion
Consolidation of German East Africa recounted by Swahili poets
Abdul Karim Jamaliddini : the poetical account of the Maji Maji War and the contradictions of the colonial regime
Conclusion : the historical Utenzi genre after the German colonial period.