Early Global Interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World, Volume I Commercial Structures and Exchanges /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schottenhammer, Angela (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.; Asia-History.; Civilization-History.; History.; World History, Global and Transnational History.; Asian History.; Cultural History.; History of Science.
• Physical Description: XXI, 401 p. 52 illus., 37 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319976679
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-97667-9

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.