East Africa and the Indian Ocean BISAC-NAT020000 Mother Francesca Xavier Cabrini

Mother Francesca Xavier Cabrini

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Published: 11/13/2014

East Africa and the Indian Ocean BISAC-NAT020000 Mother Francesca Xavier CabriniFor centuries, East Africa has played a central role within the Indian Ocean world. The Arabs built the first trade networks there; these were laid siege to by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century, followed by British colonialists in the nineteenth century. An interregional trade linked different subregions of East Africa to other Indian Ocean economies. For example, Hindu merchants from Gujarat played a leading role in the ivory trade of East