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Puff and Pull: Rickshaw Pullers through the Lens of Human Capital 抽与拉:人力资本视角下的人力车夫

Monsoon Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/2834698x-10739236

Johan Mathew

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“A Land of Dreams and Nightmares”: Race, Afro-Asia, and Decolonization in Mauritius 《梦与梦魇之地》:毛里求斯的种族、亚非和非殖民化

Monsoon Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/2834698x-10739247

Robert M. Rouphail

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“I Want to Be Involved in Constructing the World”: In Discussion with Malala Andrialavidrazana “我想参与构建世界”:与Malala Andrialavidrazana的讨论

Monsoon Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/2834698x-10739258

Naminata Diabate

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The Concept of Cultural Revolution, and Its Indian Ocean Travels during the Cold War 冷战时期文化大革命的概念及其印度洋之旅

Monsoon Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/2834698x-10739280

G. Thomas Burgess

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Burning Desires: Zanzibari Women in the Throes of Concubinage and Gunpoint Matrimony 燃烧的欲望:桑给巴尔妇女在纳妾和枪口婚姻的阵痛

Monsoon Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/2834698x-10739269

R. M. Abusharaf

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On Engaging with the Indian Ocean, Africa, and History: A Conversation with Edward A. Alpers 《与印度洋、非洲和历史的接触:与爱德华·阿尔帕斯的对话》

Monsoon Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/2834698x-10739302

Jeremy Prestholdt

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Routes and Hubs in the Indian Ocean World: Methodological Reconsiderations 印度洋世界的航线和枢纽:方法论的重新考虑

Monsoon Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/2834698x-10739291

Burkhard Schnepel

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Ranavalona I of Madagascar: African Jezebel or Patriot? 马达加斯加的拉纳瓦洛娜一世:非洲的耶洗别还是爱国者?

Monsoon Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1215/2834698x-10739225

Gwyn Campbell

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From Theocracy to Monarchy: Authority and Legitimacy in Inner Oman, 1935–1957 从神权政治到君主制:阿曼内部的权威与合法性，1935-1957

Monsoon Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1215/2834698x-10345969

Dale Eickelman

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Fragments of an Indian Ocean Life: Aristide Corroller between Islands and Empires 印度洋生物的片段:岛屿与帝国之间的阿里斯蒂德·科罗尔

Monsoon Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI: 10.1215/2834698x-10345947

Pier M. Larson

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