Harvard University Press eBooks· 2015· Book chapter
A Hundred Horizons
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Short summary
A book reinterprets Indian Ocean history (1850-1950) by revealing the interdependence of its peoples, from the Middle East to Southeast Asia.
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Key points
- Reinterprets Indian Ocean history from 1850-1950.
- Focuses on the social and economic webs of the Indian Ocean shores.
- Finds evidence of interdependence among peoples from the Middle East to Southeast Asia.
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Abstract
This book takes us to the shores of the Indian Ocean, in a brilliant reinterpretation of how culture developed and history was made at the height of the British raj. Bose explores the social and economic webs of these shores from 1850–1950, finding evidence of the interdependence of the peoples from the Middle East to East Africa to Southeast Asia.
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Field: Anthropology
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