The Gulf in World History: Arabia at the Global Crossroads

Presenting New Evidence, New Theoretical Approaches, And New Arguments, This Volume Aims To Change Understandings Of The Gulf In The World. Frontmatter -- Contents -- List Of Illustrations -- Map Of The Gulf -- Acknowledgements -- List Of Contributors -- 1 Introduction: World History In The Gulf As A Gulf In World History -- Part I Gulf Cosmopolitanism -- 2 The Cosmopolitan Figure As Ethical Exemplar: Notes From A Tenth-century Gulf Encyclopedia -- 3 The Gulf: A Cosmopolitan Mobile Society – Hormuz, 1475–1515 Ce -- 4 From Jerusalem To The Karûn: What Can Mandæan Geographies Tell Us? -- Part Ii The Gulf And The Indian Ocean -- 5 Merchant Communities And Cross-cultural Trade Between Gujarat And The Gulf In The Late Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries -- 6 The Banians Of Muscat: A South Asian Merchant Community In Oman And The Gulf, C. 1500–1700 -- 7 Khaliji Hindustan: Towards A Diasporic History Of Khalijis In South Asia From The 1780s To The 1960s -- Part Iii East Africans In The Khalij And The Khalij In East Africa -- 8 Africans And The Gulf: Between Diaspora And Cosmopolitanism -- 9 East Africa, The Global Gulf And The New Thalassology Of The Indian Ocean -- Part Iv Diversity And Change: Between Sky, Land And Sea -- 10 Astrology As A Node Of Connectivity Between The Pre-modern Mediterranean And Gulf -- 11 Ships Of The Gulf: Shifting Names And Networks -- 12 The Role Of Indian Ocean Trade Inland: The Buraimi Oasis -- Part V Recent Gulf Archaeology -- 13 Pearl Fishing And Globalisation: From The Neolithic To The Twentieth Century Ce -- 14 An Archaeology Of Glass And International Trade In The Gulf -- Part Vi Heritage And Memory In The Gulf -- 15 From History To Heritage: The Arabian Incense Burner -- 16 Doha’s Msheireb Heritage House Museums: A Discussion Of Memory, History And The Indian Ocean World -- 17 Omani Identity Amid The Oil Crisis -- Index Edited By Allen James Fromherz. Title From Publisher's Bibliographic System (viewed On 27 Apr 2021). Includes Bibliographical References And Index.