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Gassy Sobdar and the Pioneering Lascars of 18th & 19th centuries' Mauritius / by Asad Bhuglah ; foreword by H.E. Cassam Uteem ; introduction by Moomtaz Emrith.
Lippincott Library HF5291 .B53 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bhuglah, Assad, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sobdar, Gassy.
- Muslim merchants--Mauritius.
- Muslim merchants.
- Seafaring life--Mauritius--History.
- Seafaring life.
- Sailors--Mauritius--History.
- Sailors.
- Mauritius.
- Genre:
- History
- Biographies
- Physical Description:
- 165 pages : illustrations (some color), genealogical tables ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Curepipe, Mauritius : CURRIMJEE , 2021
- Notes:
- "While delving into Gassy Sobdar's life-history, he was struck and impressed by the foolhardiness of the pioneering Lascars (Muslims) who, brought in from India in the early days of French colonialization, especially as ship builders, port workerrs and seamen..."--p. 11.
- ISBN:
- 9789994951161
- 9994951165
- OCLC:
- 1311519773
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