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Lake Tanganyika: The Inland Sea at the World's Turning Edge: Geology, Empire, and Memory from Rift to Republic

Lake Tanganyika: The Inland Sea at the World's Turning Edge: Geology, Empire, and Memory from Rift to Republic


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Older than the Nile. Deeper than imagination. A witness to empires, wars, and revolutions. At the heart of Africa lies a body of water so vast and ancient that it defies imagination-Lake Tanganyika, the longest and second-deepest freshwater lake on Earth. Shaped by the slow violence of tectonic rifts and bordered by four nations, its story is not just natural but profoundly human. It has witnessed the march of empires, the pulse of trade and exploration, the trauma of conquest, and the resilience of communities who continue to draw life and meaning from its shores. In this sweeping narrative, Lake Tanganyika: The Inland Sea at the World's Turning Edge uncovers the lake as a stage where geology, empire, and memory converge. From the lake's prehistoric birth in the Rift Valley to its role in Arab-Swahili trade networks, from the rivalries of European imperial powers to the struggles for independence and modern statehood, this book presents a layered history that is both global and deeply local. Blending scholarship with storytelling, the book explores: The geological drama that gave birth to the world's most enigmatic inland sea. Imperial rivalries and encounters, from explorers and missionaries to gunboats and colonial administrators. Cultural and social memory, where oral traditions, trade, and migration reveal how communities adapted to shifting tides of power. The modern legacy, as the lake continues to shape identity, politics, and economic life in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. More than a chronicle of place, this is a meditation on how landscapes hold memory, how water becomes history, and how an inland sea at the center of Africa can illuminate the turning edges of the world. For readers of history, anthropology, geography, and postcolonial studies, Lake Tanganyika is both a scholarly resource and an evocative journey into one of Earth's greatest yet least understood frontiers. Step into the waters where continents divide, where empires clashed, and where memory refuses to sink.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798262611843
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 232
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Inland Sea at the World's Turning Edge: Geology, Empire, and Memory from Rift to Republic
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 8262611845
  • Publisher Date: 28 Aug 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Weight: 367 gr


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