Islands in a cosmopolitan sea : a history of the Comoros / Iain Walker.
2020
DT469.C7
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Title
Islands in a cosmopolitan sea : a history of the Comoros / Iain Walker.
ISBN
9780190099633 (electronic book)
Published
London : Hurst & Company, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations, maps.
Call Number
DT469.C7
Dewey Decimal Classification
969.4
Summary
Many people today have never heard of the Comoros, but these islands were once part of a prosperous regional trading economy that stretched halfway around the world. A key node in the trading networks of the Indian Ocean, the Comoros prospered by exchanging slaves & commodities with Arab & Indian merchants. By the 16th century, the archipelago served as an important supply point on the route from Europe to Asia. The 20th century brought the establishment of French colonial rule & a plantation economy. Today, the island nation suffers chronic mismanagement & relies on remittances from a diaspora community in France. Iain Walker traces the history & unique culture of these enigmatic islands, from their first settlement by Africans, Arabs and Austronesians, through their heyday within the greater Swahili world, to their decline as a forgotten outpost of the French colonial empire.
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Many people today have never heard of the Comoros, but these islands were once part of a prosperous regional trading economy that stretched halfway around the world. A key node in the trading networks of the Indian Ocean, the Comoros prospered by exchanging slaves & commodities with Arab & Indian merchants. By the 16th century, the archipelago served as an important supply point on the route from Europe to Asia. The 20th century brought the establishment of French colonial rule & a plantation economy. Today, the island nation suffers chronic mismanagement & relies on remittances from a diaspora community in France. Iain Walker traces the history & unique culture of these enigmatic islands, from their first settlement by Africans, Arabs and Austronesians, through their heyday within the greater Swahili world, to their decline as a forgotten outpost of the French colonial empire.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Audience
Specialized.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 22, 2020).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780190071301
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