History, Memory, and the Heritage of Slavery on the Kenyan Coast
The Witu and Shimoni Cases
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20048411 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick O Abungu (National Museums of Kenya), Clélia Coret (0000-0003-0061-745X, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) |
| Translators | Stephanie Horsford |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 345-347 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Kenya in Motion 2000-2020 (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Africae (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/books.africae.2605 |
| OpenAlex | W3166871195 |
| ISBN | 9782957305889 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
Despite their different trajectories, the Witu and Shimoni cases are interesting to compare as they provide a contrasting perspective on the history of slavery and trafficking on the Swahili coast, as well as on the way this past has been variously understood by the contemporary coastal society and by the Kenyan state and its institutions. Today’s Witu and Shimoni are two villages: one is situated to the north of the coast, on the mainland facing the Lamu archipelago, and the other is seventy
Geography · Kenya · Political science · African history and culture studies · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |