Droughts, Floods, and Global Climatic Anomalies in the Indian Ocean World

Philip Gooding is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Indian Ocean World Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

• 1. Introduction: Droughts, Floods, and Global Climatic Anomalies in the Indian Ocean World - Philip Gooding.- 2. ​The Economy of Floods and Inundations in the Southern Song Capital Prefecture Lin’an (Hangzhou) on the Shore of the Zhe River Estuary and the Hangzhou Bay in Southeastern China during the 12th and 13th Centuries - Silvia Freiin Ebner von Eschenbach.- 3. Epidemic and Environmental Change in China’s Early Modern Maritime World during the “Little Ice Age” (ca. 1500–1680) - Angela Schottenhammer.- 4. The El Nino of 1685-1687 in Golconda and northern Coromandel, South Asia: Drought, famine, and Mughal wars - Archisman Chaudhuri -.- 5. Rainfall and Floods in the Upper Zambezi Basin, 1680s-1910s - William G. Clarence-Smith.- 6. Droughts and Political Crisis in Imerina, Madagascar, 1825-29 - Gwyn Campbell.- 7. The Great Ilocos Flood of 1867 - James Francis Warren.- 8. El Niño and the human-environment nexus: Drought and vulnerability in Singapore, 1877-1911 - Fiona Williamson.- 9.ENSO, IOD, Drought, and Floods in Equatorial East Africa, 1876-8 - Philip Gooding.- 10. A Forgotten Drought and Famine in East Africa, 1883-85 - Stephen J. Rockel.- 11. ‘A Drought So Extraordinary’: The 1911 ENSO and Disaster Nationalism in the American Colonial Philippines - Theresa Ventura.

“This edited volume targets a scholarly audience, including graduate students. Due to its interdisciplinary approach, it is of interest to historians and natural scientists. As the ten different case studies cover much ground, assigning this book as reading material in undergraduate seminars is also suitable.” (Katrin Kleemann, H-Net Reviews, h-net.org, November, 2023)