Bondage and the Environment in the Indian Ocean World

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Campbell, Gwyn (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies
• Subjects: World history.; History, Modern.; Imperialism.; Environmental sociology.; Africa-History.; Asia-History.; World History, Global and Transnational History.; Modern History.; Imperialism and Colonialism.; Environmental Sociology.; African History.; Asian History.

Monsoon rains, winds, and currents have shaped patterns of production and exchange in the Indian Ocean world (IOW) for centuries. Consequently, as this volume demonstrates, the environment has also played a central role in determining the region's systems of bondage and human trafficking. Contr...