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Title: | The influence of climate on the migrations of the Central and Southern Lwo |
Author: | Herring, Ralph S. |
Year: | 1976 |
Periodical: | Kenya Historical Review |
Volume: | 4 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 35-62 |
Language: | English |
Geographic terms: | Uganda Kenya |
Subjects: | Luo migration |
Abstract: | Examines the influence of the normal rainfall patterns in the Lakes' Region on Lwo history. Sections: the environment and economy of the early Lwo - the environment of the Lwo homelands - the Lwo migrations into and through Uganda: to ca. 1580 - Lwo migrations, ca. 1580-1840. Conclusion: there seems to be a correlation between the pattern of migration depicted by the Lwo traditions and the climatic patterns in the Lakes' Region. Maps, Notes. |