The Worlds of the Indian Ocean: A Global History (Volume 1) - Hardcover

Beaujard, Philippe

 
9781108424561: The Worlds of the Indian Ocean: A Global History (Volume 1)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1108424562 ISBN 13: 9781108424561
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2019

Synopsis

Europe's place in history is re-assessed 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 CE. Supported by a wealth of empirical data, full color maps, plates, and figures, he shows how Asia and Africa dominated the economic and cultural landscape and the flow of ideas in the pre-modern world. This led to a trans-regional division of labor and an Afro-Eurasian world economy. Beaujard questions the origins of capitalism and hints at how this world-system may evolve in the future. The result is a reorienting of world history, taking the Indian Ocean, rather than Europe, as the point of departure. Volume I provides in-depth coverage of the period from the fourth millennium BCE to the sixth century CE.

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About the Author

Philippe Beaujard is an Emeritus Director of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut des Mondes Africains, Paris.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108424562
ISBN 13 
9781108424561
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
946