Bibliograph

The worlds of the Indian Ocean, a global history, writted and translated by Philippe Beaujard ; translation edited by Tamara Loring, Frances Meadows and Andromeda Tait, Volume 1

Type

Label

The worlds of the Indian Ocean, a global history, writted and translated by Philippe Beaujard ; translation edited by Tamara Loring, Frances Meadows and Andromeda Tait, Volume 1

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The worlds of the Indian Ocean

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1129222169

Responsibility statement

writted and translated by Philippe Beaujard ; translation edited by Tamara Loring, Frances Meadows and Andromeda Tait

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

a global history

Summary

Europe's place in history is re-assessed in this first comprehensive history of the ancient world, centering on the Indian Ocean and its role in pre-modern globalization. Philippe Beaujard presents an ambitious and comprehensive global history of the Indian Ocean world, from the earliest state formations to 1500 CE. Supported by a wealth of empirical data, full color maps, plates, and figures, he shows how Asia and Africa dominated the economic and cultural landscape and the flow of ideas in the pre-modern world. This led to a trans-regional division of labor and an Afro-Eurasian world economy. Beaujard questions the origins of capitalism and hints at how this world-system may evolve in the future. The result is a reorienting of world history, taking the Indian Ocean, rather than Europe, as the point of departure. Volume I provides in-depth coverage of the period from the fourth millennium BCE to the sixth century CE.--, Provided by publisher

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