In this episode, Siobhan talks with Fahad Ahmad Bishara, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Virginia, about his book A Sea of Debt: Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780-1950. He specializes in the economic and legal history of the Indian Ocean and Islamic world. Bishara discusses his sophisticated work that explores the intricate legal and economic regimes that traversed the Western Indian Ocean for generations. He also talks about how he effectively mined legal documents to craft this narrative.
EPISODE 32: Kate Masur
EPISODE 31: Felicity Turner
EPISODE 30: Peter Grajzl & Peter Murrell
EPISODE 29: Jonathan Gienapp
EPISODE 28: Warren Milteer, Jr.
EPISODE 27: Samantha Barbas
EPISODE 26: Samuel Fury Childs Daly
EPISODE 25: Nurfadzilah Yahaya
EPISODE 24: Joseph David
EPISODE 23: Charles Zelden
EPISODE 22: Philip Thai
EPISODE 21: Ariela Gross and Alejandro de la Fuente
EPISODE 20: Paul Finkelman
EPISODE 19: Robert Chase
EPISODE 18: Maddalena Marinari
EPISODE 17: Sophie White
EPISODE 16: Gregory Downs
EPISODE 15: Jane Hong
EPISODE 14: Kimberly Welch
EPISODE 13: William Hustwit
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