Trade and civilisation in the Indian Ocean : an economic history from the rise of Islam to 1750 / K.N. Chaudhuri.
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TextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. Description: xiv, 269 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0521285429; 9780521285421Subject(s): Civilization | Commerce | Indian Ocean Region -- Commerce -- History | Indian Ocean Region -- Civilization | Indian Ocean Region | Indien, Region de l'ocean -- Commerce -- Histoire | Indien, Region de l'ocean -- CivilisationGenre/Form: History.DDC classification: 382.091824 LOC classification: HF3939.6 | C496t 2005| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical reference and index.
Introduction -- PART 1. GENERAL PROBLEMS AND HISTORICAL EVENTS, p.7 -- 1. Trade and civilisation in the Indian Ocean : social, cultural, economic, and temporal dimensions, p.9 -- 2. The rise of Islam and the pattern of pre-emporia trade in early Asia, p.34 -- 3. The Portuguese seaborne empire in the Indian Ocean, p.63 -- 4. The Dutch and English East India companies and the bureaucratic form of trade in Asia, p.80 -- 5. Emporia trade and the great port-towns in the Indian Ocean, p.98 -- PART 2. STRUCTURE AND LA LONGUE DUREE, p.119 -- 6. The sea and its mastery, p.121 -- 7. Ships and shipbuilding in the Indian Ocean, p.138 -- 8. The land and its relationship with long-distance trade, p.160 -- 9. Commodities and markets, p.182 -- 10. Capital and trade in the Indian Ocean: the problem of scale, merchants, money and production, p.203 -- 11. Conclusion, p.221
"Before the age of Industrial Revolution, the great Asian civilisations - whether located in the Middle East, India, South-East Asia, or the Far East - constituted areas not only of high culture but also of advanced economic development. They were the First World of human societies. This book examines one of the driving forces of that historical period: the long chain of oceanic trade which stretched from the South China Sea to the eastern Mediterranean, passing through a series of rich urban emporia. It also looks at the natural complement of the seaborne commerce, its counterpart in the caravan trade. In analytical terms, the book emphasises the methods of multi-dimensional history by highlighting the intricate relationship between space, time and structure. Its main achievement is to show how socially determined demand derived from cultural habits and interpretations operated through the medium of market forces and relative prices. It points out, for the first time, the unique and limiting features of Asian commercial capitalism, and shows how the contribution of Asian merchants was valued universally, in reality if not legally and formally."