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Author Hooper, Jane, 1981- author.

Title Feeding globalization : Madagascar and the provisioning trade, 1600/1800 / Jane Hooper.

Publication Info. Athens : Ohio University Press, [2017]
©2017

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Description 1 online resource.
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Physical Medium polychrome
Series Indian Ocean studies series
Indian Ocean studies series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Feasts and violence -- "The richest and most fruitful island in the world" -- The Sakalava: from warriors to merchants -- The Betsimisaraka, pirate kings -- Rituals of consumption, rituals of domination -- European warfare and imperialism -- Slaving failures -- Exporting violence to the Comoros -- From feasts to famine.
Summary Between 1600 and 1800, the promise of fresh food attracted more than seven hundred English, French, and Dutch vessels to Madagascar. Throughout this period, European ships spent months at sea in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, but until now scholars have not fully examined how crews were fed during these long voyages. Without sustenance from Madagascar, European traders would have struggled to transport silver to Asia and spices back to Europe. Colonies in Mozambique, Mauritius, and at the Cape relied upon frequent imports from Madagascar to feed settlers and slaves. Jane Hooper draws on challenging and previously untapped sources to analyze Madagascar's role in provisioning European trading networks within and ultimately beyond the Indian Ocean. The sale of food from the island not only shaped trade routes and colonial efforts but also encouraged political centralization and the slave trade in Madagascar. Malagasy people played an essential role in supporting European global commerce, with far-reaching effects on their communities. "Feeding Globalization" reshapes our understanding of Indian Ocean and global history by insisting historians should pay attention to the role that food played in supporting other exchanges.
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Subject Slave trade -- Madagascar -- History -- 17th century.
Slave trade.
Madagascar.
History.
Chronological Term 17th century
Subject Slave trade -- Madagascar -- History -- 18th century.
Chronological Term 18th century
Subject Food industry and trade -- Political aspects -- Madagascar -- History -- 17th century.
Food industry and trade -- Political aspects.
Food industry and trade.
Food industry and trade -- Political aspects -- Madagascar -- History -- 18th century.
Madagascar -- Commerce.
Commerce.
Madagascar -- Politics and government -- 17th century.
Politics and government.
Madagascar -- Politics and government -- 18th century.
Chronological Term 1600-1799
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
ISBN 9780821445945 (electronic book)
0821445944 (electronic book)
9780821422533
0821422537
9780821422540
0821422545
0821445944