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Lascars and Indian Ocean seafaring, 1780-1860 : shipboard life, unrest and mutiny /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jaffer, Aaron
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, New York : Boydell Press, 2015.
Series:Worlds of the East India Company ; v. 12.
Subjects:
East India Company.
Sailors > Indian Ocean Region > History.
Seafaring life > Indian Ocean > History.
Mutiny.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Causes of mutiny
  • Mutiny and protest
  • The role of intermediaries
  • Seizing the ship
  • Mutiny, politics and diplomacy
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix. Selected shipboard uprisings involving lascar crews.