Early Global Interconnectivity Across The Indian Ocean World Volume I Commercial Structures And Exchanges Angela Schottenhammer by Angela Schottenhammer 9783319976662, 9783319976679, 3319976664, 3319976672 instant download after payment.

This volume investigates the emergence and spread of maritime commerce and interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World—the world’s first “global economy”—from a longue durée perspective. Spanning from antiquity to the nineteenth century, these essays move beyond the usual focus on geographical sub-regions or thematic aspects to foreground inter- and trans-regional connections. Analyzing multi-lingual records and recent archaeological findings, volume I examines mercantile networks, the role of merchants, routes, and commodities, as well as diasporas and port cities.