The Indian Ocean : a history of people and the sea /
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| Author / Creator: | McPherson, Kenneth. |
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| Imprint: | Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. |
| Description: | x, 318 p. : maps ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1728258 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The Early Maritime Trade of the Indian Ocean. The Origins of Maritime Skills and Trade. Regional Variations. Shipping Technologies. Empires, States and Monsoons. The Markets of the Middle East and South Asia. Other Markets. Fishermen, Sailors and Merchants
- 2. Commercial Imperialism. Luxuries, Staples and the Nature of Maritime Trade. The Rise of South Asia. The Impact of the Islamic and Chinese Empires. Beyond the Empires. The Flowering of South East Asian and East African Trade. Indian Ocean Worlds
- 3. The Age of Commerce 1450-1700. An Age of Stereotypes. The Golden Age of Indigenous Trade. The Discovery of Europe. The Portuguese Impact. And even more Europeans. Workers of the Sea
- 4. From Commerce to Industrial Capitalism. The Twilight of Traditional Trade? The Commercial Revolution. Commercial Capitalism - Integration or Change? Capitalism Triumphant? Mariners, Merchants and Ports. Travellers Old and New. The Twentieth Century.