The Myth of Zheng He: Kenya-China Encounters in Yvonne Owuor's The Dragonfly Sea
The year 2005 marked the 600th anniversary of Zheng He’s first voyage on the Indian Ocean and the 50th anniversary of the Bandung Conference. In the same year Mwamaka Sharifu, a girl from Lamu island in Kenya, also a descendent of sailors of Zheng He’s fleet (1405-1433), was awarded a scholar...
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| Language: | English |
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Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Afrika Focus |
| Online Access: | https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/17574 |