'Birth happens everywhere. At home. In the bath. On the floor. In operating theatres, hospital beds, half way up staircases and in the shower. The memories of some births are…

This collection examines the meaning of slavery and its abolition in relation to specific indigenous societies and to Islam, a religion that embraced the entire region, and draws comparisons between…

This volume focuses upon the relationship between South Africa and the association of Indian Ocean Rim countries. The book traces the historical development of the Southern African-Indian Ocean relationship and…

This book is the first to trace the unique monetary history of the Indian Ocean World. Long-distance trade across the region was facilitated by a highly complex multi-currency system undergirded…

Examines the untold history of approximately one hundred ‘Madagascar Youths’, young people who British authorities accepted for training abroad following a treaty signed in 1820 with King Radama of Madagascar…

This volume examines the various abolitionist impulses in the Indian Ocean World during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and assesses their efficacy within a context of a growing demand for…