Feasts And Riot: Revelry, Rebellion, & Popular Consciousness On The Swahili Coast, 18561888 (Social History Of Africa),New Gary L. Selfimprovement

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Feasts And Riot: Revelry, Rebellion, & Popular Consciousness On The Swahili Coast, 18561888 (Social History Of Africa),New Gary L. SelfimprovementIn 1888 A Handful Of German Adventurers Bungled An Attempt To Conquer The Muslim Towns Of The East African Coast. They Were Expelled Almost Immediately, But Their Intrusion Sparked A Political Crisis That Led To The Collapse Of All Civil Authority In The Swahili Towns. Feasts And Riot Traces The Background To That Crisis, Using The Events Of 1888 As A Window Through Which To Examine The Nature Of Class Conflict And Popular Consciousness In Precolonial