Thesis
The Wahehe people of Tanganyika
- Abstract:
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The Wahehe are a tribe of approximately 1/4 million and the majority of them live in the Iringa district of Tanganyika. They first became famous because they defeated a German expedition led by Zelewski on l7th August 1891. On 30th October 1894 the Germans captured the Wahehe fort at Kalenga but the war continued until Chief Kkwawa committed suicide on 19th June 1898. During their struggle against the Wahehe the Germans acquired considerable respect for them. The British who governed Tang...
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Authors
- Publication date:
- 1965
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Language:
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English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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uuid:c2573c36-4548-4226-b6d6-5ce308566320
- Local pid:
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N12555084
- Source identifiers:
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N12555084
- Deposit date:
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2013-01-21
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- Copyright holder:
- Redmayne, Alison
- Copyright date:
- 1965
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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