Early Global Interconnectivity Across The Indian Ocean World, Volume I: Commercial Structures And Exchanges (Palgrave Series In Indian Ocean World Studies)

This volume investigates the emergence and spread of maritime commerce and interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World—the world’s first “global economy”—from a longue durée perspective. Spanning from antiquity to the nineteenth century, these essays move beyond the usual focus on geographical sub-regions or thematic aspects to foreground inter- and trans-regional connections. Analyzing multi-lingual records and recent archaeological findings, volume I examines mercantile networks, the role of merchants, routes, and commodities, as well as diasporas and port cities.

• | Author: Angela Schottenhammer
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Feb 22, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 422 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 3319976664
• | ISBN-13: 9783319976662