A Journey from Tete to Zumbo: Uma Viagem de Tete Ao Zumbo Contributor(s): Pacheco, Albino Manoel (Author), Newitt, Malyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 019726560X ISBN-13: 9780197265604 Publisher: British Academy
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: December 2013 Click for more in this series: Fontes Historiae Africanae, New Series: Sources of African H |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 17th Century - History | Modern - 18th Century - History | Modern - 19th Century |
Series: Fontes Historiae Africanae, New Series: Sources of African H |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" L (1.05 lbs) 220 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents |
Review Citations: Choice 09/01/2014 pg. 136 |
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Publisher Description: Albino Manoel Pacheco was sent in 1861-2 to re-establish the Portuguese settlement at Zumbo at a time when Livingstone's Zambesi Expedition was still very active in the region. He wrote an account of his expedition which has long been recognised to be of exceptional importance, though it can only be found in obscure 19th century publications. In it he gives the first detailed description of the activities of the African spirit mediums and records the traditional history of the 'empire' of the Monomotapas. He also gives a history of the Zumbo settlement which draws on the traditions of the Africans of the area. Pacheco's text is exceptional in the extent to which he made use of African oral tradition and, although it is less well known than Gamitto's King Kazembe it is just as important for an understanding of African society on the eve of the 'scramble'. This edition and translation makes Pacheco's account fully available for Portuguese and English readers for the first time. |
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