The worlds of the Indian Ocean : a global history / written and translated by Philippe Beaujard ; translation edited by Tamara Loring, Frances Meadows, and Andromeda Tait.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beaujard, Philippe, author.

Contributor:

Loring, Tamara, editor.

Meadows, Frances, editor.

Tait, Andromeda, editor.

Standardized Title:

Mondes de l'ocean Indien. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Indian Ocean Region.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Globalization.

History.

Economic conditions.

Antiquities.

Indian Ocean Region--Antiquities.

Indian Ocean Region.

Indian Ocean Region--Civilization.

Civilization.

Indian Ocean Region--Economic conditions.

Globalization--History--To 1500.

History, Ancient.

Economic history.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

2 volumes : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Language Note:

English text, translated and updated from the original French edition.

Summary:

"Europe's place in history is reassessed 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 C.E."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Volume I. From the Fourth Millennium BCE to the Sixth Century CE

Volume II. From the Seventh Century to the Fifteenth Century CE.

Notes:

Revised and updated translation of: Les mondes de l'océan Indien, Armand Colin, Paris, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781108424561

1108424562

9781108424653

1108424651

9781108341271

1108341276

OCLC:

1057240437