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Introduction ; The sea
Part I. Regional partners. The Swahili coast ; The intermediate desert zone ; The western Indian seaboard
Part II. Navigation. The Dhow ; Navigational methods in the western Indian Ocean
Part III. Dialogue across the ocean. The dawn: the world of the Periplus ; The Iranian interval ; The era of Sindbad ; Madagascar: people who have come from the sea
Part IV. The cultural world of the Indian Ocean. Slave trade and slavery in the Indian Ocean: The Zanj rebellion ; A Muslim lake ; Cultural continuum: mobility across the Indian Ocean ; Mare liberum and its antithesis.
Part I. Regional partners. The Swahili coast ; The intermediate desert zone ; The western Indian seaboard
Part II. Navigation. The Dhow ; Navigational methods in the western Indian Ocean
Part III. Dialogue across the ocean. The dawn: the world of the Periplus ; The Iranian interval ; The era of Sindbad ; Madagascar: people who have come from the sea
Part IV. The cultural world of the Indian Ocean. Slave trade and slavery in the Indian Ocean: The Zanj rebellion ; A Muslim lake ; Cultural continuum: mobility across the Indian Ocean ; Mare liberum and its antithesis.