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Al-Hind, the making of the Indo-Islamic world. Volume 3, Indo-Islamic society, 14th-15th centuries [electronic resource] : Indo-Islamic Society, 14th-15th Centuries
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wink, A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- India--History--1000-1765.
- Muslims.
- India.
- India--History--18th century.
- Indian Ocean Region--History.
- Indian Ocean Region.
- Local Subjects:
- India--History--1000-1765.
- Muslims.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (294 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : BRILL, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Focuses attention on the role of geography and, more specifically, on the interplay of nomadic, settled and maritime societies. In doing so, it presents a picture of the world of India and the Indian Ocean on the eve of the Portuguese discovery of the sea route.
- Contents:
- Contents; Maps; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter I. From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean: medieval history in geographic perspective; Chapter II. Medieval cities; Chapter III. Frontier and settled society; Chapter IV. Post-nomadic empires; Chapter V. Islam, trade and the coastal societies of the Indian Ocean; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-46516-6
- 9786610465163
- 90-474-0274-X
- OCLC:
- 191039387
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