East Africa Through A Thousand years

East Africa through a Thousand Years Third Edition

Gideon S. Were and Derek A. Wilson

This is a comprehensive account of East African history from AD 1000 to modern times. The text deals with the origins and movements hents of the peoples of East Africa and the development of settled kingdoms in the interior and cities at the coast; the advent of the Portuguese and later the Omanis; the Europeans, the Partition, and the settlers; the Word Wars and the struggle for Independence, and finally the recent history of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

For the third edition the text has been completely rewritten to make it easier for students to comprehend the historical narrative. It further takes into account the progress of historical research and recent discussions affecting the Certificate of Education