Currencies of the Indian Ocean World

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Serels, Steven (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Campbell, Gwyn (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies
• Subjects: World history.; Imperialism.; Asia-History.; China-History.; Africa, Sub-Saharan-History.; World History, Global and Transnational History.; Imperialism and Colonialism.; History of South Asia.; History of China.; History of Sub-Saharan Africa.

This book is the first to trace the unique monetary history of the Indian Ocean World. Long-distance trade across the region was facilitated by a highly complex multi-currency system undergirded by shared ideas that transcended ethno-linguistic, religious and class divisions. Currencies also occupie...