Early Global Interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World, Volume I
Commercial Structures and ExchangesThis 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 dur’e 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. ISBN:9783319976662, 3319976664
