Trade and civilisation in the Indian Ocean : an economic history from the rise of Islam to 1750 / K.N. Chaudhuri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chaudhuri, K. N.

Series:

Cambridge paperback library

Cambridge Paperback Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Commerce.

History.

Indian Ocean Region--Commerce--History.

Indian Ocean Region.

Indian Ocean Region--Civilization.

Civilization.

Asia--Commerce--History.

Local Subjects:

Asia--Commerce--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 269 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

Trade and civilization in the Indian Ocean

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1985.

Summary:

"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." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam022/84012152.html.

Contents:

Introduction

PART 1. GENERAL PROBLEMS AND HISTORICAL EVENTS: 1. Trade and civilisation in the Indian Ocean: social, cultural, economic, and temporal dimensions ; 2. The rise of Islam and the pattern of pre-emporia trade in early Asia ; 3. The Portuguese seaborne empire in the Indian Ocean ; 4. The Dutch and English East India companies and the bureaucratic form of trade in Asia ; 5. Emporia trade and the great port-towns in the Indian Ocean

PART 2. STRUCTURE AND LA LONGUE DUREE: 6. The sea and its mastery ; 7. Ships and shipbuilding in the Indian Ocean ; 8. The land and its relationship with long-distance trade ; 9. Commodities and markets ; 10. Capital and trade in the Indian Ocean: the problem of scale, merchants, money and production ; 11. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-262) and index.

ISBN:

0521242266

9780521242264

0521285429

9780521285421

OCLC:

10851525

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