Struggling with History : Islam and Cosmopolitanism in the Western Indian Ocean
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1850658692
ISBN-13
9781850658696
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Imprint
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 21st, 2007
Print length
400 Pages
Weight
514 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.30 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Asian historyIslamic studiesPhysical anthropology
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Compares and contrasts anthropological and historical approaches to the study of the Indian Ocean by focusing on the vexed nature of 'cosmopolitanism'. This volume includes chapters which contribute to debates on the nature of cosmopolitanism, the comparative study of Muslim societies, and the study of colonial and post-colonial contexts.
This volume compares and contrasts anthropological and historical approaches to the study of the Indian Ocean by focusing on the vexed nature of ''cosmopolitanism''. The chapters contribute to current debates on the nature of cosmopolitanism, the comparative study of Muslim societies, and the study of colonial and post-colonial contexts. There are few books on the market that combine serious interdisciplinary scholarship and regional ethnographic expertise with comparable ambition.
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