scholarly journals The Islamic Port of al-Balīd (Oman), between Land and Sea: Place of Trade, Exchange, Diversity, and Coexistence

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 67-95
Author(s):  
Agnese Fusaro
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
Port City ◽  
Economic Role ◽  
Islamic Period ◽  
Indian Ocean Trade ◽  
Archaeological Materials ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Strategic Position ◽  
The Rich

Abstract The site of al-Balīd (Southern Oman), identified as the ancient Ẓafār, was a major port city in the Islamic period. Its strategic position and its history, strongly interdependent with that of neighbouring regions, gave it an important socio-economic role. The abundant ceramics and the rich and diverse archaeological materials recovered at the site prove that al-Balīd has always maintained relationships with people living inland and, at the same time, that it was intensively involved in the Indian Ocean trade. The pottery also reflects the coexistence of different traditions, various social classes, and several communities at al-Balīd.

Conversions à Singapour

1976 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-46
Author(s):  
Paloma Lopez de Ceballos
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
South China Sea ◽  
South China ◽  
The South China Sea ◽  
International Capital ◽  
Economic Role ◽  
The World ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Strategic Position

Singapore's destiny is closely tied to its strategic position linking up the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea. Since the independence of this rapidly growing country, its port has become fourth in the world. Its growth is the fruit of the government's efforts to make Singapore an intermediary metro polis between the international capital and the developing countries. The island is surrounded by 130 million Malaysians and Indonesians who are irritated by its economic role.

scholarly journals From the Indian Ocean to the Pacific: Affranchis and Petits-Blancs in New Caledonia

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Elizabeth Speedy
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Sugar Industry ◽  
Production Equipment ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Rich

The sugar crisis of 1860 in Reunion motivated the migration of thousands of Réunionnais to New Caledonia. Along with sugar planters, wealthy enough to transport their production equipment as well as their indentured workers, significant groups of both skilled and unskilled labourers made their way from Reunion to the Pacific colony in the second half of the nineteenth century. In previous publications, I have focused my attention on the sugar industry and the immigration of the rich planters and their coolies. While I have drawn attention to the heterogeneity of the sugar workers and have signalled the arrival and numeric importance of tradespeople, manual and low skilled workers from Reunion, I have not yet described these immigrants in detail. This is because this group has been largely ignored by history and details surrounding their circumstances are scant. In this paper, I discuss the background and origins of these people and highlight some of the fascinating stories to emerge from this migration to New Caledonia and beyond.

From Zanzibar to Zaytun: Iranian Merchants across the Indian Ocean Basin

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-154
Author(s):  
Richard Foltz
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Ocean Basin ◽  
16Th Century ◽  
Maritime Trade ◽  
Archaeological Data ◽  
Indian Ocean Trade ◽  
The Indian Ocean

The role of Iranian merchants in the maritime trade of the Indian Ocean basin from antiquity up to the 16th century is often underestimated. From scholarly histories to popular culture the “Muslim sailor” is typically portrayed as being an Arab. In fact, from pre-Islamic times the principal actors in Indian Ocean trade were predominantly Persian, as attested by the archaeological data, local written records, and the names of places and individuals.

INTRODUCTION: PRINT CULTURES, NATIONALISMS AND PUBLICS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN

Africa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Hofmeyr ◽  
Preben Kaarsholm ◽  
Bodil Folke Frederiksen
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Arab World ◽  
African Studies ◽  
East African ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Indian Nationalism ◽  
Ocean Region ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Rich

ABSTRACTThe emergence of the Indian Ocean region as an important geo-political arena is being studied across a range of disciplines. Yet while the Indian Ocean has figured in Swahili studies and analyses of East and Southern African diasporic communities, it has remained outside the mainstream of African Studies. This introduction provides an overview of emerging trends in the rich field of Indian Ocean studies and draws out their implications for scholars of Africa. The focus of the articles is on one strand in the study of the Indian Ocean, namely the role of print and visual culture in constituting public spheres and nationalisms in, across and between the societies around the Ocean.The themes addressed unfold between Southern and East Africa and India as well as along the African coast from KwaZulu-Natal through Zanzibar and Tanzania to the Arab world. This introduction surveys debates on print culture, newspapers and nationalism in African Studies and demonstrates how the articles in the volume support and extend these areas of study. It draws out the broader implications of these debates for the historiographies of East African studies, Southern African studies, debates on Indian nationalism and Islam.

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