Struggling with History

Islam and Cosmopolitanism in the Western Indian Ocean

Simpson Edward, Kresse Kai

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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.

About the Author

Edward Simpson is Senior Lecturer in Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and an ESRC Research Fellow.

Kai Kresse is Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of St Andrews and Research Fellow at the Zentrum Moderner Orient in Berlin. Edward Simpson is Lecturer in Anthropology at Goldsmiths College and an ESRC Research Fellow.

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