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Trade and Civilisation in the Indian Ocean: An Economic History from the Rise of Islam to 1750
K. N. Chaudhuri
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paperback. Before the age of Industrial Revolution, the great Asian civilisations constituted areas not only of high culture but also of advanced economic development. Num Pages: 284 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 482.
Before the age of Industrial Revolution, the great Asian civilisations - whether located in the Middle East, India, South-East Asia, or the Far East - constituted areas not only of high culture but also of advanced economic development. They were the First World of human societies. This 1985 book examines one of the driving forces of that historical period: the long chain of oceanic trade which stretched from the South China Sea to the eastern Mediterranean. It also looks at the natural complement of the seaborne commerce, its counterpart in the caravan trade. Its main achievement is to show how ... Read more
Before the age of Industrial Revolution, the great Asian civilisations - whether located in the Middle East, India, South-East Asia, or the Far East - constituted areas not only of high culture but also of advanced economic development. They were the First World of human societies. This 1985 book examines one of the driving forces of that historical period: the long chain of oceanic trade which stretched from the South China Sea to the eastern Mediterranean. It also looks at the natural complement of the seaborne commerce, its counterpart in the caravan trade. Its main achievement is to show how ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521285421
SKU
V9780521285421
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