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War, Famine, and Pestilence in Late Precolonial Tanzania

A Case for a Heightened Mortality

Bibliographic Data

ID4863955
AuthorsJuhani Koponen (0000-0003-4926-0324, corresponding author)
Year1988
Volume21
Issue4
Pages637
Publication date1988-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe International Journal of African Historical Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-7882 • E-ISSN: 2326-3016
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/219745
PMID11617210
OpenAlexW162829980
LanguageEN
Citations received22

The author analyzes the factors affecting mortality in precolonial Tanzania with emphasis on crisis mortality due to famine war and pestilence. The study is based on a review of the published literature. (ANNOTATION)

Ancient history · Archaeology · Ethnology · Famine · Geography · Sociology · Tanzania · Demography · Health and Conflict Studies · History

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Unique citing works22
Citations per year0,63
Citation span1991 - 2022 (32)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 20

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