Ever since the 18th century, Mauritius has been enriched by inflows of people from Europe, Africa, India and China. The result, on the island today, is a harmonious mix of cultural and religious tradi
Tor Sellstrom profiles the independent island states and the European dependencies in the African part of the Indian Ocean, their contemporary social, political and economic challenges, the wider inte
In early Hawai‘i, kua‘aina were the hinterlands inhabited by na kua‘aina, or country folk. Often these were dry, less desirable areas where much skill and hard work were required to wrest a living fro
This collection of twenty essays on displacement and loss examines the fate of the Chagossian people and culture since being dispossessed of their land and deported from their islands by the British g
This book presents the results of archaeological research in the extreme south of Madagascar between 1991 and 2003, and provides a synthesis of the regions archaeology. Madagascar is an island with ma
Martin accompanied her husband Samuel Berenberg when he was hired to be the physician for St. Paul, one of Alaska's Pribilof Islands, and there encountered Aleut people who had endured serfdom for eve
"James Mancham is the first President of Seychelles, one of several firsts achieved by this remarkable man. There is no doubt that here is a man with the capacity for high office —not only in his own
Two thousand years ago, the island of Madagascar was likely uninhabited. Its unique flora and fauna had gone totally undisturbed by human contact until the first navigators landed on its shores. No o
Two thousand years ago, the island of Madagascar was likely uninhabited. Its unique flora and fauna had gone totally undisturbed by human contact until the first navigators landed on its shores. No on
The coral atoll of Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory) today is a pivotal US naval and air base for all Middle East operations (Afghanistan, Iraq, and potentially, Iran). This book, largely
Although archaeologists have long explored the remains of cities in the Punic world, few have shown an interest in the less-dramatic society of rural areas. This lapse is redressed by van Dommelen (ar
After Arabs, Indians, and Europeans had been visiting and trading with the coast of the island, they were startled in the last decade of the 18th century when they heard of a powerful military state r
Betafo, a rural community in central Madagascar, is divided between the descendants of nobles and descendants of slaves. Anthropologist David Graeber arrived for fieldwork at the height of tensions at
This resource for students, travelers, and general readers provides quick access to basic information on the country of Madagascar from its earliest settlements to the present day. Hundreds of alphabe
The island of Mauritius lies in the middle of the Indian Ocean, about 550 miles east of Madagascar. Uninhabited until the arrival of colonists in the late sixteenth century, Mauritius was subsequentl
Between 1989 and 1999, Evers (anthropology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) lived and participated in the daily life of the Betsileo people living in the extreme Southern Highlands of Madagascar. Her st
"The best book-length study of colonial memory available... Cole provides a way out of the dichotomy in which memory is viewed as either individual or 'collective.'"--Rosalind Shaw, coeditor of Syncr
