The India's Intra-Asian Trade in the Early Modern Period (Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries) Maloni, Ruby. creator text bibliography enk London Taylor & Francis Group 2021 monographic eng 1 online resource : illustrations, maps "The advent of the Europeans was crucial in transforming the contours of Maritime Asia. The commercial situation in the Indian Ocean was impacted in many ways over the longue duree from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries. To offset the adverse balance of trade and to maximize profits, the Europeans imposed their own coercive and monopolistic systems along the existing trade routes. Systematic exploitation of economic opportunities in Asia by Europeans began with the coming of the Portuguese, followed by other European maritime powers. It culminated with Britannia ruling the Asian waters with warships and a strong merchant marine. A study of the operational and ideological motivations that propelled the European powers'activities in the Indian Ocean can help to construct a coherent interpretation of the foundations of empire that were being laid, at first insidiously and later, aggressively. This book analyses the mechanism and implications of Europe's sustained engagement in Intra-Asian trade which is as an essential context to the establishment of colonial empires."--Publisher description 1. Politico-Economic Ramifications of Europe's Intra-Asian Trade -- 2. Indian Maritime Centres: Foreland and Hinterland -- 3. Indian Merchants and Institutional Structures: Resilience and Resistance -- 4. European Merchants at Indian Ports: Contest for Profit Maximization -- 5. The English East India Company: Commercial Power and Dominance. Trade routes Asia Trade routes Europe International trade History 16th century International trade History 17th century International trade History 18th century HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century Europe Commerce Asia Asia Commerce Europe 388.01 9781000373219 1000373215 9781000373233 1000373231 9781003163336 1003163335 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003163336 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003163336 http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf OCoLC-P 201215 eng