Trade and Civilisation in the Indian Ocean An Economic History from the Rise of Islam to 1750

Name: Trade and Civilisation in the Indian Ocean An Economic History from the Rise of Islam to 1750
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ISBN: 9780521285421

ISBN-10: 0521285429

ISBN-13: 9780521285421

Edition: 1985

Authors: K. N. Chaudhuri

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Before the age of Industrial Revolution, the great Asian civilisations - whether located in the Middle East, India, South-East Asia, or the Far East - constituted areas not only of high culture but also of advanced economic development. They were the First World of human societies. This book examines one of the driving forces of that historical period: the long chain of oceanic trade which stretched from the South China Sea to the eastern Mediterranean, passing through a series of rich urban emporia. It also looks at the natural complement of the seaborne commerce, its counterpart in the caravan trade. In analytical terms, the book emphasises the methods of multi-dimensional history by…

Book details

List price: $31.99
Copyright year: 1985
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/7/1985
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 284
Size: 6.81" wide x 9.65" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Introduction



General Problems and Historical Events



Trade and civilisation in the Indian Ocean: social, cultural, economic, and temporal dimensions



The rise of Islam and the pattern of pre-emporia trade in early Asia



The Portuguese seaborne empire in the Indian Ocean



The Dutch and English East India companies and the bureaucratic form of trade in Asia



Emporia trade and the great port-towns in the Indian Ocean



Structure and la longue durTe



The sea and its mastery



Ships and shipbuilding in the Indian Ocean



The land and its relationship with long-distance trade



Commodities and markets



Capital and trade in the Indian Ocean: the problem of scale, merchants, money and production



Conclusion