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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Omar H. AliPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 20.10cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 12.70cm Weight: 0.136kg ISBN: 9780190269784ISBN 10: 0190269782 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 18 February 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Maps Cast of Characters Acknowedgements About the Author Introduction Chapter 1. Oromo, Abyssinia, and War Chapter 2. Mocha, Baghdad, and Beyond Chapter 3. The Deccan and Military Slavery Chapter 4. Ahmednagar and 'Fidelity to Salt' Chapter 5. Rebels, Regency, and Race Chapter 6. Bargi-Giri, Diplomacy, and Defense Chapter 7. The People and the Battle of Bhatvadi Chapter 8. Justice, Land Reform, and Legacy Chapter 9: Abyssinian Defender of the Deccan Timeline Primary Source Excerpts and Study Questions Further Reading Notes Credits IndexReviews"""Writing in an engaging and imaginative style, Omar H. Ali does a remarkable job of reconstructing the most scholarly and accessible account yet published of this remarkable African leader. Drawing upon both previous studies of Malik Ambar and a rich trove of primary documents from Indian history, he further enhances our understanding of Ambar with field research in both Ethiopia and India.""--Ned Alpers, University of California, Los Angeles ""In a lively and well-researched narrative Omar H. Ali follows the footsteps of an exceptional man while painting a vivid portrait of a unique and complex society molded by the cultures, languages, and religions of multiple continents. It is a fascinating story of slavery, freedom, power, and transformations.""--Sylviane A. Diouf, Director of the Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery and Curator at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of The New York Public Library ""While the story of Malik Ambar's fascinating life is a key to understanding major cultural and political exchanges across the Indian Ocean, it is also the moving and inspiring tale of an African boy who grows up to become an Indian king. This succinct biography by Omar H. Ali allows the reader to plunge into the cosmopolitan world of the Deccan courts, where Abyssinian slaves and noblemen played an important role in political and military affairs. Ambar's talents, which extended from warfare to diplomacy, placed him at the center of events that shaped the seventeenth century. This book adds new perspectives to his early life and to the complex forces that took him across the Indian Ocean, and offers fresh insight into how he found his place in India.""--Navina Haidar, Curator, Department of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art ""Malik Ambar was an extraordinary individual and the details of Ali's short and highly readable biography showcase this well. Although exceptional in his achievements, the patterns of Malik's life parallel those of many Africans who became part of this wider Indian Ocean diaspora. Details of Malik's life encourage comparative history questions about how shifting politics, economies, and notions of identity, created routes for social mobility and emancipation for certain Africans.""--Andrea Felber Seligman, City College of New York, in World History Connected (Spring 2017)" Writing in an engaging and imaginative style, Omar H. Ali does a remarkable job of reconstructing the most scholarly and accessible account yet published of this remarkable African leader. Drawing upon both previous studies of Malik Ambar and a rich trove of primary documents from Indian history, he further enhances our understanding of Ambar with field research in both Ethiopia and India. --Ned Alpers, University of California, Los Angeles In a lively and well-researched narrative Omar H. Ali follows the footsteps of an exceptional man while painting a vivid portrait of a unique and complex society molded by the cultures, languages, and religions of multiple continents. It is a fascinating story of slavery, freedom, power, and transformations. --Sylviane A. Diouf, Director of the Lapidus Center for the Historical Analysis of Transatlantic Slavery and Curator at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of The New York Public Library While the story of Malik Ambar's fascinating life is a key to understanding major cultural and political exchanges across the Indian Ocean, it is also the moving and inspiring tale of an African boy who grows up to become an Indian king. This succinct biography by Omar H. Ali allows the reader to plunge into the cosmopolitan world of the Deccan courts, where Abyssinian slaves and noblemen played an important role in political and military affairs. Ambar's talents, which extended from warfare to diplomacy, placed him at the center of events that shaped the seventeenth century. This book adds new perspectives to his early life and to the complex forces that took him across the Indian Ocean, and offers fresh insight into how he found his place in India. --Navina Haidar, Curator, Department of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Author InformationOmar H. Ali is Associate Professor of Comparative African Diaspora History and Interim Dean of Lloyd International Honors College at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is the author of several books, including the forthcoming Islam in the Indian Ocean World: A Brief History with Documents (2016). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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