The First Sultan of Zanzibar: Scrambling for Power and Trade in the Nineteenth-Century Indian Ocean Paperback Markus Wiener Publishers
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The First Sultan of Zanzibar: Scrambling for Power and Trade in the Nineteenth-Century Indian Ocean Paperback Markus Wiener Publishers

The First Sultan of Zanzibar: Scrambling for Power and Trade in the Nineteenth-Century Indian Ocean

Markus Wiener Publishers
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The Indian Ocean was long one of the world's most important trade zones, controlled by Arab and Indian merchants. But in the 19th century, the British-French rivalry spilled over into the Indian Ocean. Pirates looted, adventurers sought their fortunes, and Italian spies and American whalers got in on the action. Meanwhile, the Omanis consolidated their empire, and Sa'id bin Sultan moved the imperial capital to Zanzibar and manipulated the British-French rivalry to his advantage, with the slave trade playing a critical role. In this volume, Nicolini provides a colorful portrait of a turbulent time.

Author: Beatrice Nicolini
Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
Published: 08/01/2011
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d
ISBN13: 9781558765443
ISBN10: 1558765441
BISAC Categories:
- History | Africa | Central
- Political Science | International Relations | Trade & Tariffs
- History | Middle East | General

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