This volume, originally published in 1950, discusses the tribes around Lake Nyasa. The rationale for treating the tribes here as members of a single ethnographic province is that the region whose literature has been surveyed is vast, and the ethnic distinctions between its inhabitants have been confused by raids and migrations over centuries. Read more ISBN10 1138229180 ISBN13 978-1138229181 Edition 1st Language English Publisher Routledge Dimensions 6.38 x 0.52 x 9.45 inches Item Weight 15.2 ounces Print length 146 pages Part of series Ethnographic Survey of Africa Publication date January 23, 2017