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Title:Soul Searching In The Seychelles : Prelude To The Money-Eaters Of Tsavo Ghosts Of Greed In Kenya : Book Four in the Matata Series
Price:USD$19.00
ISBN:1777438616
Item ID:BB06-53074
Quantity:1
Publisher:Matata Books, 2022
Edition:Unstated
Binding:Softcover
Condition:Good
Matata Books, 2022, Softcover, Book Condition: Good, Unstated

From about 1885 to 1971, three generations of emigrants from Goa and the Seychelles criss-crossed the Indian Ocean between India's west coast and East Africa. They travelled by steamship until the arrival of the Jet Age in Seychelles. This is their narrative.Seychelles is a stunningly beautiful country and a popular tourist destination. In April 1976, an opportunity arose for Braz Menezes and his family to migrate, or temporarily relocate, to ‘Paradise’. He would run the architecture firm that designed the fabulous Mahe Beach Hotel. That exploratory visit occurred just two months before the country's Independence from its Colonial past on June 29, 1976. However, the country’s anticipated trajectory changed dramatically following a coup in June 1977, with surprisingly positive results forty-six years later in 2022. In addition, mystery still surrounds the closure of the prestigious Mahe Beach Hotel in 2008 and its likely future. In revisiting the Seychelles and exploring its short history the author examines the close ties that developed between Emigre Goans and Seychellois - primarily in Kenya - when most emigres most were forced to relocate again, as conditions in the host country changed and the seemingly never-ending journey of emigrants seeking a more permanent home for their families. Trade Paperback. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 120 pages. Covers have some shelf-wear as well as some bumpig to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Seychelles; History. ISBN: 1777438616. ISBN/EAN: 9781777438616. Inventory No: 53074.
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