East Africa

Malyn Newitt, King's College London, UK

• Contents: Introduction; Contacts of the early Portuguese navigators with the peoples of the East African coast; Early descriptions of East Africa and its peoples; The Portuguese factory; The Silveira mission; The Barreto-Homem expedition; The Zimba; Portuguese descriptions of the peoples of East Africa; Shipwrecks and the South; Portuguese wars in the interior in the 17th century; Descriptions of Portuguese towns and settlements; Journeys of exploration; Decline and fall of the Portuguese on the Zimbabwe plateau; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

'Malyn Newitt here presents a valuable selection of original documents in translation... a valuable resource for those who do not read Portuguese.' African History '... a good introduction to the primary material on East Africa in the period of Portuguese domination...' International Journal of African Historical Studies '... East Africa can be enjoyed by many, especially world and sixteenth-century historians, anthropologists, those in religious studies, and African environmental historians. For those attempting to ferret out original sources, this book offers a treasure trove!' Sixteenth Century Journal