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Loading... Struggling with History: Islam and Cosmopolitanism in the Western Indian Ocean (edition 2008)by Edward Simpson, Kai Kresse (Editor)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This volume compares and contrasts anthropological and historical approaches to the study of the Indian Ocean by focusing on the vexed nature of 'cosmopolitanism'. The chapters contribute to current debates on the nature of cosmopolitanism, the comparative study of Muslim societies, and the study of colonial and post-colonial contexts. There are few books on the market that combine serious interdisciplinary scholarship and regional ethnographic expertise with comparable ambition. ( ) no reviews | add a review
Struggling with History compares anthropological and historical approaches to the study of the Indian Ocean by focusing on the conflicted nature of cosmopolitanism. Essays contribute to current debates on the nature of cosmopolitanism, the comparative study of Muslim societies, and the examination of colonial and postcolonial contexts. Few books combine a comparable level of interdisciplinary scholarship and regional ethnographic expertise. No library descriptions found. |
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