Monsoon postcards : Indian Ocean journeys / David H. Mould.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mould, David H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indian Ocean Region--Description and travel.

Indian Ocean Region.

Mould, David H--Travel--Indian Ocean Region.

Mould, David H.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 303 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2019]

Summary:

In Monsoon Postcards, journalist David H. Mould, notebook in hand, traverses the Indian Ocean-from Madagascar through India and Bangladesh to Indonesia. It's an unpredictable journey on battered buses, bush taxis, auto-rickshaws, and crowded ferries. Mould travels from the traffic snarls of Delhi, Dhaka, and Jakarta to the rice paddies and ancestral tombs of Madagascar's Central Highlands; from the ancient kingdom of Hyderabad to India's so-called chicken neck-the ethnically diverse and underdeveloped northeast; and from the textile factories and rivers of Bangladesh to the beaches of Bali and the province of Aceh-ground zero for the 2004 tsunami. Along the way, in markets, shops, roadside cafes, and classrooms, he meets journalists, professors, students, aid workers, cab drivers, and other everyday residents to learn how they view their past and future. Much like its predecessor, Mould's Postcards from Stanland, Monsoon Postcards offers witty and insightful glimpses into countries linked by history, trade, migration, religion, and a colonial legacy. It explores how they confront the challenges of climate change, urban growth, economic development, land, water and natural resources, and national and ethnic identity.

Contents:

Traveling with a purpose

Indian Ocean world

Land of the Merina

On and off the road in Madagascar

Inexplicable India

A tale of three cities

The seven sisters

Joy bangla (victory to Bengal)

Swimming to Bangladesh

On the road and on the water

Improbable Indonesia

East of Boston

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821446775

0821446770