UID:
almahu_9948190259702882
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 855 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781108341219 (ebook)
Uniform Title:
Mondes de l'ocean Indien.
Content:
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 II provides in-depth coverage of the period from the seventh century CE to the fifteenth century CE.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Oct 2019).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781108424653
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108341219