Forgotten Globalization

The Swahili Coast and China

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12700/jceeas.2026.6.1.453

Keywords:

China - East Africa relations, Globalization, Swahili coast, ancient trade between China and East Africa, cultural heritage

Abstract

Book review: Chapuruka M. Kusimba, Tiequan Zhu, Purity Wakabari Kiura (eds.): China and East Africa: Ancient Ties, Contemporary Flows

References

Chapurukha M. Kusimba, Tiequan Zhu, Purity Wakabari Kiura (Eds.): China and East Africa: Ancient Ties and Contemporary Flows. Lexington Books, Lanham, 2019, 277 pp., Hardback $ 105.30, Paperback $ 35.99, e-book $ 28.79 ISBN 978-1-4985-7614-7

Mjema, E. (2022). Chapurukha M. Kusimba, Tiequan Zhu, Purity Wakabari Kiura (Eds.): China and East Africa: Ancient Ties and Contemporary Flows. Afr Archaeol Rev 39, 135–137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10437-021-09466-2

Zhao, B. (2021). China and East Africa; ancient ties, contemporary flows: edited by Chapurukha M. Kusimba, Tiequan Zhu and Purity Wakabari Kiura. Lanham/Boulder/New York/London, Lexington Books, 2020, 277 pp., $100/£77 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-4985-7614-7. Also available as an eBook ($95/£73), ISBN 978-1-4985-7615-4. Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa, 56(4), 539–540. https://doi.org/10.1080/0067270X.2021.1973766

Mohrs, S. A. (2025). Chapurukha M. Kusimba, Tiequan Zhu, and Purity Wakabari Kiura, eds. China and East Africa: Ancient Ties, Contemporary Flows. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2020. 277 pp. $117.00. Hardback. ISBN: 978-1-4985-7614-7. African Studies Review, 68(2), 419–420. https://doi.org/10.1017/asr.2024.199

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2026-04-27

How to Cite

Tánczos, M. (2026). Forgotten Globalization: The Swahili Coast and China. Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies, 6(1), 228–231. https://doi.org/10.12700/jceeas.2026.6.1.453

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2026): JCEEAS - Vol 6. Number 1 2026

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Book Reviews

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