Indian Ocean but not African Sea: The Erasure of East African Commerce from History

The symbolic use of the term Indian Ocean, as opposed to African Sea, is just one of the ways that Europeans have been devaluing East African trade since the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of black studies 1999-05, Vol.29 (5), p.684-694
1. Verfasser:	De Silva, Chandra Richard
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa African history Black Muslims Christianity Coasts Commerce East Africa Economic History Historical perspectives History International trade Marginality Merchants Middle Ages Moorings Muslims Names Oceans Politics Romance Languages Seas Sixteenth Century Symbolism Trade
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Zusammenfassung:	The symbolic use of the term Indian Ocean, as opposed to African Sea, is just one of the ways that Europeans have been devaluing East African trade since the 15th and 16th centuries.
ISSN:	0021-9347 1552-4566
DOI:	10.1177/002193479902900507