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                     CONTENTS
1. The Development Of Early Trans-Indian Ocean World Commerce, With A Special Emphasis On The Debate Over
The Early East African Slave Trade by Gwyn Campbell……………….11
2. Sidi Malungas, Shimmering Hemiolas And Sacred Damal: African Interactions With The Music Of Gujarat
by Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy……….41
3. Local Knowledge And Craft Traditions Of The Seafaring Communities Of Kutch by Mariam Dossal………73
4. West Coast 9th – Century India Maritime Diaspora And The Indian Ocean Trade: The Sthanu Ravi Plates
And The Multi-Dimensional Kollam Port-Of-Trade Community In The 9th Century CE by Kenneth Hall………….91
5. The Port City Of Bombay And Its Jewish Communities by Sifra Lentin………………..113
6. Crossing A Watershed: The Journey Of Trinidad Bhojpuri And Its Community by Peggy Mohan…………………137
7. Indian Merchants Of Bombay At Canton In The Nineteenth Century by Madhavi Thampi…………….151