Lamu in the Nineteenth Century: Land, Trade, and Politics

Written by Marguerite Yivisaker (1979)

Marguerite Ylvisaker. Lamu in the Nineteenth Century: Land, Trade, and Politics. (African Research Studies, number 13.) Boston: African Center, Boston University. 1979. Pp. ix, 222
Lamu in the Nineteenth Century: Land, Trade, and Politics

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