Changing Swahili Cultures in a Globalising World: An Approach from Anthropology

This article considers what might be meant by Swahili cultures and Swahili identities. It regards neither concept as fixed, but as constituting a repertoire from which people choose strategically, depending not only upon location and historical time, but also upon social context. The processes of co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Caplan, Pat
Other Authors: Goldsmiths, University of London, Department of Anthropology
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig 2014
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Online Access:http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-137420
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-137420
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