Imperial statements in East Africa
Chrétien, Jean-Pierre
Imperial statements in East Africa - 2012.
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East Africa offers three examples of imperial representation in which European Orientalism imagery seems to have been superimposed onto local realities: Ethiopia’s mythical “Prester John” and the King Solomon, the ruins of Zimbabwe and Monomotapa, the kingdoms of the Great Lakes and the legend of Bacwezi. In the 19th and 20th centuries these “empires” were also exploited for their own ends by African elites.
Imperial statements in East Africa - 2012.
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East Africa offers three examples of imperial representation in which European Orientalism imagery seems to have been superimposed onto local realities: Ethiopia’s mythical “Prester John” and the King Solomon, the ruins of Zimbabwe and Monomotapa, the kingdoms of the Great Lakes and the legend of Bacwezi. In the 19th and 20th centuries these “empires” were also exploited for their own ends by African elites.
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