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Dhow Cultures Of The Indian Ocean
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Author : Abdul Sheriff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Dhow Cultures Of The Indian Ocean written by Abdul Sheriff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Dhows categories.
The wooden dhow, with its characteristic lateen sail, is an appropriate icon for the early trading world of the Indian Ocean. It was based on free trade unhindered by monopolies or superpower domination and pre-dated 'globalisation' by thousands of years. It carried a motley crew of sailors, traders and passengers, and many commodities, but the dhow was not merely an inanimate transporter of goods and people, but an animated means of social interaction. The dhow was at the mercy of the seasonal monsoons, but mercifully this very fact multiplied opportunities for social interaction between the sailors and traders with their hosts around the rim of the Indian Ocean, giving birth to cosmopolitan populations and cultures. The dhow was thus a vehicle for a genuine dialog between civilizations. The global world of the Indian Ocean had matured by the fifteenth century. Islam was the most widespread religion along its rim, but it had spread not by the sword but through peaceful commerce. The heroes of this world were not the continental empires but a string of small port city-states, from Kilwa in East Africa to Melaka in Malaysia. Nor was their influence confined to the littoral, but penetrated deep into continental hinterlands economically, socially and culturally. Into this world two major incursions occurred from opposite directions, the Chinese expeditions in the early fifteenth century and the Portuguese at the end of it. The contrast could not have been more stark between the Indian Ocean tradition of free trade that the Chinese espoused, despite their enormous strength, and the Vasco da Gama epoch of armed mercantilism that ultimately led to colonial domination. This sweeping and vividly written popular history of the dhow cultures contains dozens of color illustrations and many maps and is set to become the benchmark history of the early Indian Ocean.
Dhow Cultures Of The Indian Ocean
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Author : Abdul Sheriff
language : en
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
Release Date : 2024-05-30
Dhow Cultures Of The Indian Ocean written by Abdul Sheriff and has been published by Hurst Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-30 with History categories.
The wooden dhow, with its characteristic lateen sail, is an appropriate icon for the early trading world of the Indian Ocean. It was based on free trade unhindered by monopolies or superpower domination and pre-dated ‘globalisation’ by thousands of years. It carried a motley crew of sailors, traders and passengers, and many commodities, but the dhow was not merely an inanimate transporter of goods and people, but an animated means of social interaction. The dhow was at the mercy of the seasonal monsoons, but mercifully this very fact multiplied opportunities for social interaction between the sailors and traders with their hosts around the rim of the Indian Ocean, giving birth to cosmopolitan populations and cultures. The dhow was thus a vehicle for a genuine dialog between civilisations. The global world of the Indian Ocean had matured by the fifteenth century. Islam was the most widespread religion along its rim, but it had spread not by the sword but through peaceful commerce. The heroes of this world were not the continental empires but a string of small port city-states, from Kilwa in East Africa to Melaka in Malaysia. Nor was their influence confined to the littoral, but penetrated deep into continental hinterlands economically, socially and culturally. Into this world two major incursions occurred from opposite directions, the Chinese expeditions in the early fifteenth century and the Portuguese at the end of it. The contrast could not have been more stark between the Indian Ocean tradition of free trade that the Chinese espoused, despite their enormous strength, and the Vasco da Gama epoch of armed mercantilism that ultimately led to colonial domination. This sweeping and vividly written popular history of the dhow cultures contains dozens of color illustrations and many maps and is set to become the benchmark history of the early Indian Ocean.
Dhow Culture Of The Indian Ocean
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Author : Abdul Sheriff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Dhow Culture Of The Indian Ocean written by Abdul Sheriff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Dhows categories.
Until recently, the dhow, a traditional Arab sailing vessel, operated according to the principles of free trade, carrying a motley group of sailors, traders, passengers, and cargo to ports within Africa, India, and the Persian Gulf. The dhow was a vibrant means of social interaction, and the goods it carried embodied a great deal of social and cultural meaning. One could say the dhow gave birth to a number of cosmopolitan peoples and cultures, establishing and maintaining a genuine dialogue between civilizations.By the fifteenth century, the global world of the Indian Ocean had matured, and Islam was the dominant religion. It had spread not by sword but by peaceful commerce, and the heroes of this world were not continental empires but a string of small port city-states that stretched from Kilwa to Melaka. Their influence penetrated deep into continental hinterlands economically, socially, and culturally. Two major incursions turned this world upside down from opposite directions: the Chinese expeditions launched at the beginning of the fifteenth century and the Portuguese explorations conducted at its close. The contrast could not have been starker between the dhow's long-standing tradition of free trade and Vasco da Gama's epoch of armed trading, which ultimately led to colonial domination. Abdul Sheriff unravels this rich and populous history, recasting the roots of Islam in the region and in the story of the peaceful dhow.
Seafaring In The Arabian Gulf And Oman
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Author : Dionisius A. Agius
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005
Seafaring In The Arabian Gulf And Oman written by Dionisius A. Agius and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Arabian Gulf Region categories.
This book is a study of the seafaring communities of the Arabian Gulf and Oman in the past 150 years. It analyses the significance of the dhow and how coastal communities interacted throughout their long tradition of seafaring. In addition to archival material, the work is based on extensive field research in which the voices of seamen were recorded in over 200 interviews. The book provides an integrated study of dhow activity in the area concerned and examines the consciousness of belonging to the wider culture of the Indian ocean as it is expressed in boat-building traditions, navigational techniques, crew organisation and port towns. People of the Dhow brings together the different measures of time past, the sea, its people and their material culture. The Arabian Gulf and Oman have traditionally shared a common destiny within the Western Indian Ocean. The seasonal monsoonal winds were fundamental to the physical and human unities of the seafaring communities, producing a way of life in harmony with the natural world, a world which was abruptly changed with the discovery of oil. What remains is memories of a seafaring past, a history of traditions and customs recorded here in the recollections of a dying generation and in the rich artistic heritage of the region.
The Early Dhow Culture In The Indian Ocean From The Periplus To The Portuguese
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Author : Sheriff
language : en
Publisher: James Currey
Release Date : 2010-12-01
The Early Dhow Culture In The Indian Ocean From The Periplus To The Portuguese written by Sheriff and has been published by James Currey this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-01 with categories.
The trade between Arabia, East Africa and India has always been borne on the triangular seasonal winds which link the litorals of three continents. This book gives importance to the movements of Indian Ocean history which interacted with the dhow trade, such as the Indonesian migrations and their effect on Madagsacar.
The Early Dhow Culture In The Indian Ocean From The Periplus To The Portuguese
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Author : Abdul Sheriff
language : de
Publisher: James Currey
Release Date : 2009
The Early Dhow Culture In The Indian Ocean From The Periplus To The Portuguese written by Abdul Sheriff and has been published by James Currey this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
The trade between Arabia, East Africa and India has always been borne on the triangular seasonal winds which link the litorals of three continents. This book gives importance to the movements of Indian Ocean history which interacted with the dhow trade, such as the Indonesian migrations and their effect on Madagsacar.
Reimagining Indian Ocean Worlds
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Author : Smriti Srinivas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-06-11
Reimagining Indian Ocean Worlds written by Smriti Srinivas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-11 with History categories.
This book breaks new ground by bringing together multidisciplinary approaches to examine contemporary Indian Ocean worlds. It reconfigures the Indian Ocean as a space for conceptual and theoretical relationality based on social science and humanities scholarship, thus moving away from an area-based and geographical approach to Indian Ocean studies. Contributors from a variety of disciplines focus on keywords such as relationality, space/place, quotidian practices, and new networks of memory and maps to offer original insights to reimagine the Indian Ocean. While the volume as a whole considers older histories, mobilities, and relationships between places in Indian Ocean worlds, it is centrally concerned with new connectivities and layered mappings forged in the lived experiences of individuals and communities today. The chapters are steeped in ethnographic, multi-modal, and other humanities methodologies that examine different sources besides historical archives and textual materials, including everyday life, cities, museums, performances, the built environment, media, personal narratives, food, medical practices, or scientific explorations. An important contribution to several fields, this book will be of interest to academics of Indian Ocean studies, Afro-Asian linkages, inter-Asian exchanges, Afro-Arab crossroads, Asian studies, African studies, Anthropology, History, Geography, and International Relations.
Afro Arab Interaction In The Indian Ocean
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Author : Abdul Sheriff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Afro Arab Interaction In The Indian Ocean written by Abdul Sheriff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Africa categories.
The Arab Dhow Trade In The Indian Ocean
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Author : Hikoichi Yajima
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
The Arab Dhow Trade In The Indian Ocean written by Hikoichi Yajima and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with categories.
Cargoes Of The East
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Author : Esmond Bradley Martin
language : en
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Release Date : 1978
Cargoes Of The East written by Esmond Bradley Martin and has been published by Hamish Hamilton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Africa, East categories.