Early maritime cultures in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean : papers from a conference held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (African Studies Program) 23-24 October 2015, with additional contributions / edited by Akshay Sarathi.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

University of Wisconsin, host institution.

Sarathi, Akshay, editor.

Conference Name:

Early Maritime Cultures in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean (Conference) (2015 : University of Wisconsin-Madison), creator.

Series:

Access archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commerce.

History.

Africa, East--History--To 1886--Congresses.

Africa, East.

Indian Ocean Region--History--Congresses.

Indian Ocean Region.

Africa, East--Commerce--History--Congresses.

Indian Ocean Region--Commerce--History--Congresses.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 226 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2018]

Summary:

The East African coast and the Western Indian Ocean are regions of global historical significance. This volume contains papers first presented at the conference, Early Maritime Cultures of the East African Coast, held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on October 23-24, 2015. Rather than limiting publication to the proceedings of the conference, additional contributions were solicited to expand the scope of the research presented and to place East Africa in its broader geographic and cultural contexts. The resulting volume focuses broadly on East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean and unites the papers under the general themes of movement and connection. These papers represent a multi-disciplinary effort to examine East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean. Multiple lines of evidence drawn from linguistics, archaeology, history, art history, and ethnography come together in novel ways to highlight different aspects of the region's past and offer innovative avenues for future research. The papers cover a diverse array of topics, including but not limited to: subsistence, watercraft traditions, trade and exchange (especially concerning the Silk Routes), migration, food ways, and familial relationships.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Early Maritime Cultures in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean (Conference) (2015 : University of Wisconsin-Madison). Early maritime cultures in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean.

ISBN:

9781784917128

1784917125

OCLC:

1064947163

Publisher Number:

99980201133