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The Uganda protectorate (Volume II); an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and histo

The Uganda protectorate (Volume II); an attempt to give some description of the physical geography, botany, zoology, anthropology, languages and histo

Johnston, Harry

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African HistoryTravel GeneralGeneral Nature

ISBN10: 9353708214
ISBN13: 9789353708214
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 582
Weight: 1.86
Height: 1.30 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Step into the Uganda Protectorate as it was first being measured, named, and interpreted for a British audience. This is East Africa, observed. In Volume II of The Uganda Protectorate, Sir Harry Johnston brings together an illustrated travel narrative, a natural history survey, and an ethnographic field report drawn from the territories under British protection between the Congo to Rift Valley. Moving from uganda physical geography to east african botany, african wildlife zoology, and the careful noting of languages and customs, Johnston writes with the authority of a field observer and the drive of an organiser trying to make sense of a vast, varied region. The result is both vivid reading and a durable african studies reference: part exploration record, part catalogue of species and landscapes, part document of encounter and administration in british protectorate uganda. As one of the enduring african exploration classics, this volume also carries the unmistakable imprint of victorian imperial history, revealing how knowledge, power, and mapping intertwined at the end of the nineteenth century. For casual readers, it offers striking detail and on-the-ground immediacy; for collectors and researchers, it remains a foundational window onto early colonial-era description of East Central Africa. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike, and a collectors facsimile reprint worthy of the shelf.

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