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Starvation and the State
Famine, Slavery, and Power in Sudan, 1883–1956
Inbunden, 2013
625 kr
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Sudan has historically suffered devastating famines that have powerfully reshaped its society. This study shows that food crises were the result of exploitative processes that transferred resources to a small group of beneficiaries, including British imperial agents and indigenous elites who went …
Sailors, Slaves, and Immigrants
Bondage in the Indian Ocean World, 1750–1914
Av A. Stanziani
Inbunden, 2014
569 kr
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Slaves, convicts, and unfree immigrants have traveled the oceans throughout human history, but the conventional Atlantic World historical paradigm has narrowed our understanding of modernity. This provocative study contrasts the Atlantic conflation of freedom and the sea with the complex …
Making of an Indian Ocean World-Economy, 1250–1650
Princes, Paddy fields, and Bazaars
Av Ravi Palat
Inbunden, 2015
1467 kr
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To counter Eurocentric notions of long-term historical change, Wet Rice Cultivation and the Emergence of the Indian Ocean draws upon the histories of societies based on wet-rice cultivation to chart an alternate pattern of social evolution and state formation and traces inter-state linkages and the …
Portuguese in the Creole Indian Ocean
Essays in Historical Cosmopolitanism
Inbunden, 2015
1130 kr
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This monograph is an exploration of the historical legacy of the Portuguese in the Indian Ocean, in particular in Goa, Macau, Melaka, and Malabar. Instead of fixing the gaze on either the colonial or the indigenous, it attempts to scrutinise a creole space that is rooted in Indian Ocean …
Trade, Circulation, and Flow in the Indian Ocean World
Inbunden, 2015
1467 kr
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Trade, Circulation, and Flow in the Indian Ocean World is a collection which covers a long time span and diverse areas around the ocean. Many of the essays look at the Indian Ocean before Europeans arrived, reminding the reader that there was a cohesive Indian Ocean. This collection includes …
Histories of Medicine and Healing in the Indian Ocean World, Volume One
The Medieval and Early Modern Period
Av Anna Winterbottom, Facil Tesfaye
Inbunden, 2015
1018 kr
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This interdisciplinary work, the first of two volumes, presents essays on various aspects of disease, medicine, and healing in different locations in and around the Indian Ocean from the ninth century to the early modern period. Themes include theoretical explanations for disease, concepts of …
Histories of Medicine and Healing in the Indian Ocean World, Volume Two
The Modern Period
Av Anna Winterbottom, Facil Tesfaye
Inbunden, 2015
1467 kr
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The Indian Ocean has been the site of multiple interconnected medical interactions that may be viewed in the context of the environmental factors connecting the region. This interdisciplinary work presents essays on various aspects of disease, medicine, and healing in different locations in and …
Perspectives on French Colonial Madagascar
Inbunden, 2017
1130 kr
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This book is a vivid history of Madagascar from the pre-colonial era to decolonization, examining a set of French colonial projects and perceptions that revolve around issues of power, vulnerability, health, conflict, control and identity. It focuses on three lines of inquiry: the relationship …
Starvation and the State
Famine, Slavery, and Power in Sudan, 1883–1956
Häftad, 2013
625 kr
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Sudan has historically suffered devastating famines that have powerfully reshaped its society. This study shows that food crises were the result of exploitative processes that transferred resources to a small group of beneficiaries, including British imperial agents and indigenous elites who went …
Sailors, Slaves, and Immigrants
Bondage in the Indian Ocean World, 1750–1914
Av A. Stanziani
Häftad, 2014
569 kr
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Slaves, convicts, and unfree immigrants have traveled the oceans throughout human history, but the conventional Atlantic World historical paradigm has narrowed our understanding of modernity. This provocative study contrasts the Atlantic conflation of freedom and the sea with the complex …
Natural Hazards and Peoples in the Indian Ocean World
Bordering on Danger
Av Greg Bankoff, Joseph Christensen
Inbunden, 2016
1425 kr
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Thisbook examines the dangers and the patterns of adaptation that emerge throughexposure to risk on a daily basis. By addressing the influence of environmental factors in Indian OceanWorld history, the collection reaches across the boundaries of the natural andsocial sciences, presenting …
Perspectives on French Colonial Madagascar
Häftad, 2018
1130 kr
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This book is a vivid history of Madagascar from the pre-colonial era to decolonization, examining a set of French colonial projects and perceptions that revolve around issues of power, vulnerability, health, conflict, control and identity. It focuses on three lines of inquiry: the relationship …
Natural Hazards and Peoples in the Indian Ocean World
Bordering on Danger
Av Greg Bankoff, Joseph Christensen
Häftad, 2018
1467 kr
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Thisbook examines the dangers and the patterns of adaptation that emerge throughexposure to risk on a daily basis. By addressing the influence of environmental factors in Indian OceanWorld history, the collection reaches across the boundaries of the natural andsocial sciences, presenting …
Impoverishment of the African Red Sea Littoral, 1640–1945
Häftad, 2018
966 kr
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The African Red Sea Littoral, currently divided between Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Djibouti, is one of the poorest regions in the world. But the pastoralist communities indigenous to this region were not always poor—historically, they had access to a variety of resources that allowed them to …
Knowledge and the Indian Ocean
Intangible Networks of Western India and Beyond
Av Sara Keller
Häftad, 2018
1584 kr
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This volume examines Western India’s contributions to the spread of ideas, beliefs and other intangible ties across the Indian Ocean world. The region, particularly Gujarat and Bombay, is well-established in the Indian imaginary and in scholarship as a mercantile hub. These essays move beyond this …
Currencies of the Indian Ocean World
Av Steven Serels, Gwyn Campbell
Inbunden, 2019
1587 kr
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This book is the first to trace the unique monetary history of the Indian Ocean World. Long-distance trade across the region was facilitated by a highly complex multi-currency system undergirded by shared ideas that transcended ethno-linguistic, religious and class divisions. Currencies also …
Currencies of the Indian Ocean World
Av Steven Serels, Gwyn Campbell
Häftad, 2020
1587 kr
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This book is the first to trace the unique monetary history of the Indian Ocean World. Long-distance trade across the region was facilitated by a highly complex multi-currency system undergirded by shared ideas that transcended ethno-linguistic, religious and class divisions. Currencies also …
Disease Dispersion and Impact in the Indian Ocean World
Av Gwyn Campbell, Eva-Maria Knoll
Inbunden, 2020
1467 kr
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This volume views the study of disease as essential to understanding the key historical developments underpinning the foundation of contemporary Indian Ocean World (IOW) societies. The interplay between disease and climatic conditions, natural and manmade crises and disasters, human migration and …
Disease Dispersion and Impact in the Indian Ocean World
Av Gwyn Campbell, Eva-Maria Knoll
Häftad, 2021
1467 kr
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This volume views the study of disease as essential to understanding the key historical developments underpinning the foundation of contemporary Indian Ocean World (IOW) societies. The interplay between disease and climatic conditions, natural and manmade crises and disasters, human migration and …
Animal Trade Histories in the Indian Ocean World
Av Martha Chaiklin, Philip Gooding m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1587 kr
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This book examines trades in animals and animal products in the history of the Indian Ocean World (IOW). An international array of established and emerging scholars investigate how the roles of equines, ungulates, sub-ungulates, mollusks, and avians expand our understandings of commerce, human …
Animal Trade Histories in the Indian Ocean World
Av Martha Chaiklin, Philip Gooding m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
1587 kr
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This book examines trades in animals and animal products in the history of the Indian Ocean World (IOW). An international array of established and emerging scholars investigate how the roles of equines, ungulates, sub-ungulates, mollusks, and avians expand our understandings of commerce, human …
Seasonal Knowledge and the Almanac Tradition in the Arab Gulf
Inbunden, 2022
1699 kr
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This book is the first in English to survey indigenous knowledge of seasonal, astronomical, and agricultural information in Arab Gulf almanacs. It provides an extensive analysis of the traditional information available, based on local almanacs, Arabic texts and poetry by Gulf individuals, …
Seasonal Knowledge and the Almanac Tradition in the Arab Gulf
Häftad, 2023
1699 kr
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This book is the first in English to survey indigenous knowledge of seasonal, astronomical, and agricultural information in Arab Gulf almanacs. It provides an extensive analysis of the traditional information available, based on local almanacs, Arabic texts and poetry by Gulf individuals, …
Droughts, Floods, and Global Climatic Anomalies in the Indian Ocean World
Inbunden, 2022
1812 kr
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This book explores histories of droughts and floods in the Indian Ocean World, and their connections to broader global climatic anomalies. It deploys an interdisciplinary approach rooted in the emerging field of climate history to investigate the multifaceted effects of global climatic anomalies on …
Droughts, Floods, and Global Climatic Anomalies in the Indian Ocean World
Häftad, 2023
1812 kr
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This book explores histories of droughts and floods in the Indian Ocean World, and their connections to broader global climatic anomalies. It deploys an interdisciplinary approach rooted in the emerging field of climate history to investigate the multifaceted effects of global climatic anomalies on …
Perceptions and Representations of the Malagasy Environment Across Cultures
Av Frank Muttenzer, Gwyn Campbell m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1474 kr
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This book examines the history and impact of environmental change in Madagascar. Drawing on interdisciplinary, ethnographic methodologies, the book presents local and global perspectives on current environmental changes and their drivers, from mining to development and deforestation. The book …
Perceptions and Representations of the Malagasy Environment Across Cultures
Av Frank Muttenzer, Gwyn Campbell m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
1474 kr
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This book examines the history and impact of environmental change in Madagascar. Drawing on interdisciplinary, ethnographic methodologies, the book presents local and global perspectives on current environmental changes and their drivers, from mining to development and deforestation. The book …
Faith, Commerce, and Cultural Exchange in the World of Ibn Battuta
Travelling Islam
Inbunden, 2026
1757 kr
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This book offers a nuanced historical analysis of the connections and impact made on Asia, Africa, and Europe by Ibn Battuta’s fourteenth-century journeys in these regions and his subsequent travel memoir, The Rihla. The Rihla documents his personal experiences and serves as a lens through which we …
Karnataka's Interactions with the Indian Ocean World
Trade, Culture, and Religion
Av Nagendra Rao
Inbunden, 2027
1476 kr
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This book examines how the South Indian region of Karnataka influenced trade from the first century BCE to the fifteenth century CE. In the process, it analyzes the reasons for the emergence of a trade relationship between Karnataka's ports and trade centres with other Indian Ocean World trade …
Early Exchange between Africa and the Wider Indian Ocean World
Inbunden, 2016
1580 kr
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This volume comprises a selection of essays by scholars from a variety of disciplines that discuss the exchange relationship between Africa and the wider Indian Ocean world (IOW), a macro-region running from East Africa to China, from early times to about 1300 CE. The rationale for regarding this …
