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The Western Indian Ocean : essays on islands and islanders
- Title
- The Western Indian Ocean : essays on islands and islanders / edited by Shawkat M. Toorawa.
- Publication
- Port Louis, Mauritius : Hassam Toorawa Trust, ©2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | DT365.5 .W47 2007 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xix, 154, [1] pages : illustrations, maps; 22 cm
- Summary
- "In this volume, The Hassam Toorawa Trust brings together six thought-provoking essays by scholars of Mauritius and other Indian Ocean islands. Together, they explore the experiences of islanders past and present, of placement and displacement, of locals and globals."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Islands > Indian Coast (Africa) > History
- Island people > Mauritius > History
- Island people > Islands of the Indian Ocean > History
- Îles > Indien, Côte de l'océan (Afrique) > Histoire
- Insulaires > Île Maurice > Histoire
- Insulaires > Indien, Îles de l'océan > Histoire
- Indian Ocean islands
- Chagos Archipelago
- Mauritius
- trade routes
- expeditions
- history
- Island people
- Islands
- Travel
- Mauritius > History
- Islands of the Indian Ocean > History
- Indian Coast (Africa) > Description and travel
- Mauritius > Description and travel
- Islands of the Indian Ocean > Description and travel
- Île Maurice > Histoire
- Indien, Îles de l'océan > Histoire
- Indien, Côte de l'océan (Afrique) > Descriptions et voyages
- Île Maurice > Descriptions et voyages
- Indien, Îles de l'océan > Descriptions et voyages
- Africa > Indian Coast
- Indian Ocean > Islands of the Indian Ocean
- Maskarenen
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [126]-145) and index.
- Contents
- Preface / Shawkat M. Toorawa and Mahmood H. Toorawa -- Foreword / Megan Vaughan -- 1. The Islands of Indian Ocean Africa / Edward A. Alpers -- 2. Early Seafaring Communities in the Indian Ocean / Himanshu Prabha Ray -- 3. The Medieval Waqwaq Islands and the Mascarenes / Shawkat M. Toorawa -- 4. Jacob Haafner in Mauritius, 1786-87 / Paul van der Velde -- 5. Passing through Mauritius and Rodrigues, 1897: The Epic Voyage of Joshua Slocum / Larry W. Bowman -- 6. The Making of the British Indian Ocean Territory: A Forgotten Tragedy / Jocelyn Chan Low.
- ISBN
- 9789994922321
- 9994922327
- LCCN
- 2007382359
- OCLC
- ocn123901938
- 123901938
- SCSB-1464464
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library