Jan Vansina

Gebundenes Buch

Antecedents to Modern Rwanda

The Nyiginya Kingdom

Beschreibung

To understand the genocide and other dramatic events of Rwanda's recent past, one must understand the history of the earlier realm. Jan Vansina provides a critique of the history recorded by early missionaries and court historians.

Autor

Jan Vansina is the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor and the Vilas Professor in History and Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His many books include his 1994 memoir Living with Africa, Oral Tradition as History, Kingdoms of the Savanna, and The Children of Woot, all published by the University of Wisconsin Press.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Wisconsin Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780299201203
• ISBN-10: 0299201201
• Artikelnr.: 22153603