The worlds of the Indian Ocean : a global history. Volume 2, From the seventh century to the fifteenth century CE /
By: Beaujard, Philippe.
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TextPublisher: London Cambridge University Press 2019Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 855 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).ISBN: 9781108341219 (ebook).Uniform titles: Mondes de l'ocean Indien. English Subject(s): Excavations (Archaeology) -- Indian Ocean Region | Globalization -- History -- To 1500 | History, Ancient | Indian Ocean Region -- Antiquities | Indian Ocean Region -- Civilization | Indian Ocean Region -- Economic conditionsAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 909/.09824 Online resources: Click here to access online 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 II provides in-depth coverage of the period from the seventh century CE to the fifteenth century CE.
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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 II provides in-depth coverage of the period from the seventh century CE to the fifteenth century CE.
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