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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
OUR PRICE: $71.25  

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: December 2013
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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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