Historical Dictionary of the Comoro IslandsScarecrow Press, 1994 - 140 стор. Islands of stark contrasts and complex syncretisms, the Comoros hold a major key to the history of the western Indian Ocean area. Recent archaeological studies have confirmed that the islands were a crossroads of the region. Extensive long-distance maritime trade was recorded in oral histories and is reflected today in the cultures of the Islands: a mix of Arabian, Asian, African, Malagasy, and European traits. The coelecanth (a fish once thought to have been extinct for seventy-five million years) can be caught. The Islands have attracted recent world-wide attention for the political activities of the notorious mercenary, Bob Denard. This book is an authoritative introduction to the Comoro Islands; past and present. It is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history, economics, cultures, languages, geography, geology, or politics of the Western Indian Ocean. |
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Abdallah III African Ahmed Abdallah Ahmed Abdallah q.v. Ali Soilih Arabic Archipel ASEMI Bambao Bulletin century coast Coelacanth Colonial de Bambao Comorian franc Comorian languages Comoro Archipelago Comoro Islands copra copra q.v. coup crops d'Anjouan Démocratique des Comores Djoumbe Fatima Domoni Domoni q.v. Dzaoudzi East elected established Études Océan Indien European export fishing Fomboni four islands French îles Comores independence q.v. Indian Ocean island of Nzwani islet Karthala l'Académie Malgache L'Archipel des Comores l'île l'Océan land languages langue lycée Madagascar Mahoré q.v. Majunga Malagasy marriage Mayotte mercenaries Merina Mohamed Cheikh Mohamed Djohar Mohéli Moroni mosque Mouvement Mutsamudu q.v. Mwali q.v. Ngazidja q.v. Nzwani q.v. Ottenheimer Pamandzi Paris PASOCO political party population port President primarily Rassemblement recent Revue Saïd Mohamed Djohar Sakalava ships Shirazi slaves Société Colonial Société Humblot Soilih q.v. South Africa Sultan Abdallah sultans q.v. Swahili Territory tion town trade western Indian Ocean ylang-ylang ylang-ylang q.v. Zanzibar