Early Global Interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World
Part of the Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies book series (IOWS)
Introduction
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.
Keywords
Indian Ocean world trade Commerce in the Indian Ocean Indian Ocean sea routes history of shipbuilding human movement human-environment interaction global economy development of mercantile networks diasporic communities spread of religions archaeological discoveries knowledge transfer history of Islam history of Buddhism Chinese maritime trade Mongol conquest Chinese ceramics East African trade opium trade
Editors and affiliations
Angela Schottenhammer, University of Salzburg, Austria
Bibliographic information
- DOI: https://doi-org.eproxy.lib.hku.hk/10.1007/978-3-319-97801-7
- Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
- Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
- eBook Packages: History
- Print ISBN: 978-3-319-97800-0
- Online ISBN: 978-3-319-97801-7
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Early Global Interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World, Volume I, Commercial Structures and Exchanges
Routes and Connections
Commercial Crossroads and New Perspectives on Archaeological Evidence
Official and Contraband Trade in the Nineteenth Century
Diasporas, Trade, and Human Mobility
Early Global Interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World, Volume II, Exchange of Ideas, Religions, and Technologies
Religions in the Indian Ocean World
Shipbuilding Technologies and Transportation
Transfer of Knowledge and Technologies