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Ocean of Letters: Language and Creolization in an Indian Ocean Diaspora - Critical Perspectives on Empire Larson, Pier M. (The Johns Hopkins University)
Ocean of Letters: Language and Creolization in an Indian Ocean Diaspora - Critical Perspectives on Empire
Larson, Pier M. (The Johns Hopkins University)
This unique history of imperialism, language, and creolization in the largest African diaspora of the Indian Ocean reveals the roles of slavery, travel, Christian missions, and European colonialism in the making of a vernacular literary tradition in the islands of the western Indian Ocean during the age of slavery.
398 pages, 18 b/w illus. 5 maps 3 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 14, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521739573 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 398 |
| Dimensions | 151 × 229 × 19 mm · 634 g |
| Language | English |