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Makran, Oman and Zanzibar
Three-Terminal Cultural Corridor in the Western Indian Ocean (1799-1856)
Series: - Islam in Africa, Volume: 3
Author:
Winner of the Society for Arabian Studies Grant in 2003. This study examines a view 'âfrom outsideâ of the three terminals: Makran, Muscat and Zanzibar which is a partial one in the history of the western Indian Ocean. Such themes are, however, essential when viewed against the background of Anglo-French rivalry in the Gulf and Indian Ocean during the first half of the nineteenth century, and are central to numerous debates. The methodological perspective, therefore, whilst concerned with oriental figures and events, is still largely based on sources in western languages precisely because it concentrates on the relations between Saʾ Ä«d bin Sulá¹Än Äl BÅ« Saʾ Ä«dÄ« (r. 1806-1856), the Arab-Omani sovereign of Muscat and Zanzibar, and Europe, and on Baluch presence in Oman and in East Africa.
Beatrice Nicolini, Ph.D. (1995) in History of Africa, is Assistant Professor of History and Institutions of Africa, Faculty of Political Sciences, at the Catholic University, Milan, Italy. She has published several essays and monograph studies on History of South-Central Asia and Sub-saharan East Africa translated also in Arabic.
'â¦the general reader will enjoy its well-crafted narrative and accessible overview of Makran and Swahili cultures and histories.'
James R. Brennan, Tanzanian Affairs, 2005.
James R. Brennan, Tanzanian Affairs, 2005.
PART I
Chapter One The Western Indian Ocean Idyll,
1.1 Makran: âTerra Incognitaâ,
1.2 British descriptions of 19th Centuryâs Muscat,
1.3 Sub-Saharan East Africaâs Terminus,
1.4 Tribes and Trade Interfaces
Chapter Two The Maritime Routes to East Africa, 2.1 Indian Merchant Communities,
2.2 Why Zanzibar?,
2.3 Magic East African Practices,
2.4 Luxury Goods,
2.5 Europeans in Zanzibar
Chapter Three Zanzibar and Swahili Coast: Land, Power Groups and Social Classes,
3.1 Swahili Origins,
3.2 Swahili Urban Landscape,
3.3 Landed Property and Social Stratification
PART II
Chapter Four The Anglo-French Rivalry: The Rise of Zanzibar (1799â1810),
4.1 Sulâ an bin AËmad Al Bu Sa"idi (1792â1804): TheFather of the First Sultan of Zanzibar,
4.2 Napoleon and the âIntercepted Lettersâ,
4.3 Sa"id bin Al Bu Sa"idi and the British Conquest of the Ãle de France/Mauritius (1810),
4.4 The Memoranda of J.S. Buckingham: A Portrait of Sa"id bin Sulâ an Al Bu Sa"idi,
4.5 David Vatrin and Vincenzo Maurizi, Two ItalianSpies in the Indian Ocean?
Chapter Five Slave Trade and British Abolition Policy,
5.1 Slaves,
5.2 Ivory and Spices,
5.3 The Swahili Coast and the Hinterland,
5.4 British View of Sa"id bin Sulâ an Al Bu Sa"idi
Chapter Six The Moresby Treaty (4/22 September 1822),
6.1 United States of America and Zanzibar,
6.2 Sa"id bin Sulâ an Al Bu Sa"idi and Atkins Hamerton
Conclusions
AppendixâCoins in use
Sources and Bibliography,
1. Archive SourcesâManuscripts,
2. Printed Sources,
3. Published Primary Sources,
4. Secondary Sources, Glossary
Notes on the Index
Index of Names
Index of Places
Chapter One The Western Indian Ocean Idyll,
1.1 Makran: âTerra Incognitaâ,
1.2 British descriptions of 19th Centuryâs Muscat,
1.3 Sub-Saharan East Africaâs Terminus,
1.4 Tribes and Trade Interfaces
Chapter Two The Maritime Routes to East Africa, 2.1 Indian Merchant Communities,
2.2 Why Zanzibar?,
2.3 Magic East African Practices,
2.4 Luxury Goods,
2.5 Europeans in Zanzibar
Chapter Three Zanzibar and Swahili Coast: Land, Power Groups and Social Classes,
3.1 Swahili Origins,
3.2 Swahili Urban Landscape,
3.3 Landed Property and Social Stratification
PART II
Chapter Four The Anglo-French Rivalry: The Rise of Zanzibar (1799â1810),
4.1 Sulâ an bin AËmad Al Bu Sa"idi (1792â1804): TheFather of the First Sultan of Zanzibar,
4.2 Napoleon and the âIntercepted Lettersâ,
4.3 Sa"id bin Al Bu Sa"idi and the British Conquest of the Ãle de France/Mauritius (1810),
4.4 The Memoranda of J.S. Buckingham: A Portrait of Sa"id bin Sulâ an Al Bu Sa"idi,
4.5 David Vatrin and Vincenzo Maurizi, Two ItalianSpies in the Indian Ocean?
Chapter Five Slave Trade and British Abolition Policy,
5.1 Slaves,
5.2 Ivory and Spices,
5.3 The Swahili Coast and the Hinterland,
5.4 British View of Sa"id bin Sulâ an Al Bu Sa"idi
Chapter Six The Moresby Treaty (4/22 September 1822),
6.1 United States of America and Zanzibar,
6.2 Sa"id bin Sulâ an Al Bu Sa"idi and Atkins Hamerton
Conclusions
AppendixâCoins in use
Sources and Bibliography,
1. Archive SourcesâManuscripts,
2. Printed Sources,
3. Published Primary Sources,
4. Secondary Sources, Glossary
Notes on the Index
Index of Names
Index of Places
All readers curious about a new history of Oman and Zanzibar and European relationships during the first half of the 19th century. Accurate bibliographical references will be useful to scholars.