Port Cities and Intruders
The Swahili Coast, India, and Portugal in the Early Modern Era
Michael N. Pearson(Author)
Johns Hopkins University Press
Published on 23. April 1998
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-0-8018-5692-1 (ISBN)
Description
Over many centuries, the Swahili coast of East Africa had intricate connections with India, with the Islamic world and with the peoples of the the interior. There was major economic, social and religious interchange. The intrusion of the Portuguese in the 16th century was merely the latest of many foreign influences. This study in world history examines a particular time and place to show the diversity and complexity of cultural and economic contacts. The author begins with a discussion of the uses and abuses of history in the region. He then sets the stage by establishing the geographic and historical relevance of the position of the Swahili coast in the Indian Ocean. He explores the role of port cities and their orientation, relations between the coast and the interior, the place of the coast in the world economy and the impact of the Portuguese in the early modern era.
Reviews / Votes
"Michael N. Pearson has long been active in his field and, with 'Port Cities and Intruders', he seeks to open new territory by locating the Swahili Coast in both the 'world' of the Indian Ocean and the larger world, from roughly the fifteenth to the early eighteenth centuries. He provides us with a fascinating collection of anecdotes, data and quotations. We travel with him through a range of debates about world systems, littoral societies [and] the meaning of world history."--'Times Literary Supplement' "A deeply researched, attractively presented, and question-raising book."--'Choice'More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
7 s/w Abbildungen, 2 Karten
2 Maps; 7 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-5692-1 (9780801856921)
DOI
10.56021/9780801856921
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Michael N. Pearson is adjunct professor of history at Southern Cross University in New South Wales, Australia.
Content
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Introduction: Locating Coastal East Africa
Chapter 2. The Swahili Coast in the Afrasian Sea
Chapter 3. The Swahili Coast and the Interior
Chapter 4. East Africa in the World-Economy
Chapter 5. The Portuguese on the Coast
Chapter 6. Conclusion
Notes
Index
Chapter 1. Introduction: Locating Coastal East Africa
Chapter 2. The Swahili Coast in the Afrasian Sea
Chapter 3. The Swahili Coast and the Interior
Chapter 4. East Africa in the World-Economy
Chapter 5. The Portuguese on the Coast
Chapter 6. Conclusion
Notes
Index