Feeding globalization : Madagascar and the provisioning trade, 1600-1800 / Jane Hooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hooper, Jane, 1981- author.

Series:

Indian Ocean studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slave trade--Madagascar--History--17th century.

Slave trade--Madagascar--History--18th century.

Food industry and trade--Political aspects--Madagascar--History--17th century.

Food industry and trade--Political aspects--Madagascar--History--18th century.

Politics and government.

Commerce.

Food industry and trade--Political aspects.

History.

Food industry and trade.

Slave trade.

Madagascar--Commerce.

Madagascar--Politics and government--17th century.

Madagascar--Politics and government--18th century.

Madagascar.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 338 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2017]

Summary:

Between 1600 and 1800, the promise of fresh food attracted more than seven hundred English, French, and Dutch vessels to Madagascar. Throughout this period, European ships spent months at sea in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, but until now scholars have not fully examined how crews were fed during these long voyages. Without sustenance from Madagascar, European traders would have struggled to transport silver to Asia and spices back to Europe. Colonies in Mozambique, Mauritius, and at the Cape relied upon frequent imports from Madagascar to feed settlers and slaves. Jane Hooper draws on challenging and previously untapped sources to analyze Madagascar's role in provisioning European trading networks within and ultimately beyond the Indian Ocean. The sale of food from the island not only shaped trade routes and colonial efforts but also encouraged political centralization and the slave trade in Madagascar. Malagasy people played an essential role in supporting European global commerce, with far-reaching effects on their communities. "Feeding Globalization" reshapes our understanding of Indian Ocean and global history by insisting historians should pay attention to the role that food played in supporting other exchanges.

Contents:

Feasts and violence

"The richest and most fruitful island in the world"

The Sakalava: from warriors to merchants

The Betsimisaraka, pirate kings

Rituals of consumption, rituals of domination

European warfare and imperialism

Slaving failures

Exporting violence to the Comoros

From feasts to famine.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821422533

0821422537

9780821422540

0821422545

OCLC:

958782656