Merchants and Ports in the Indian Ocean World: Across Sea and Land

The Indian Ocean world has a rich history of socio-economic and cultural exchanges, explored in this book and its companion. It looks at the maritime networks connecting pre-modern Asia and the Indian Ocean region, creating multi-cultural port cities like Surat and Nagasaki. Contributions from Indian and Japanese scholars analyze travelers' accounts and trade routes, offering insights into how maritime movement shaped culture, politics, and social life in the early modern period.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 134 pages
Publication date: 05 June 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The Indian Ocean world has a captivating history of socio-economic and cultural exchanges spanning across time and space. This comprehensive book, along with its companion, Connecting the Indian Ocean World, delves into the intricate web of connections surrounding the broader Indian Ocean region.

The book takes a deep dive into the extensive network of maritime routes that crisscrossed pre-modern Asia and the Indian Ocean region, connecting ports, people, and cultures. It explores the interconnected histories of these regions, highlighting the bustling trade of merchants, commodities, and money that gave rise to multi-cultural and cosmopolitan port cities like Surat and Nagasaki. Contributions from esteemed Indian and Japanese scholars shed light on the accounts of travelers and trade routes between Japan and India, providing valuable insights into how maritime movement shaped culture, politics, and the social fabric of the world's most populated and productive regions during the early modern period.

Packed with rich archival material, this book appeals to scholars and researchers with a keen interest in Indian Ocean history, maritime history, economic and commercial history, Asian and South Asian history, and social anthropology. It offers a valuable resource for those seeking to unravel the intricate tapestry of connections that defined this remarkable region.

Weight: 240g
Dimension: 155 x 232 x 13 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032500454