The World of the Indian Ocean, 1500-1800: Studies in Economic, Social and Cultural History

By Michael N. Pearson

The essays in this volume describe the activities of people living on the coasts of the Indian Ocean, generously defined, during the early modern period. Most are based, at least in part, on Portuguese materials. A broad theme linking them all is the claim that in most areas of society and economy early modern Europeans and Asians had much in common, with the newly arrived Europeans having no particular advantage over their Asian interlocutors.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0860789624
• ISBN13: 9780860789628
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"