Charles Henry Robinson

Hausaland

Or, Fifteen Hundred Miles Through the Central Soudan

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 1896 publication describes the culture, language and industry of the Hausa people of West Africa, observed at first hand.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 519g
• ISBN-13: 9781108031240
• ISBN-10: 1108031242
• Artikelnr.: 33399535

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The River Niger
2. The Hausa Association
3. Up the River Niger
4. Loko to Kaffi
5. Kaffi to Zaria
6. Zaria
7. Arrival at Kano
8. Kano
9. Slavery and slave-raiding
10. Native medicines - leprosy, etc.
11. Fauna and flora
12. The Hausa language
13. Mohammedanism in the Central Soudan
14. The pilgrimage to Mecca
15. Native customs, etc. - preparation for leaving Kano
16. Kano to Birnin-Gwari
17. Birnin-Gwari to Bida
18. Bida to Egga
19. Egga to Liverpool
Conclusion
Appendices
Index.