Transregional trade and traders : situating Gujarat in the Indian Ocean from early times to 1900

Transregional trade and traders : situating Gujarat in the Indian Ocean from early times to 1900 / edited by Edward A. Alpers and Chhaya Goswami.

Over a period of 2,000 years, Gujarati traders exchanged commodities with maritime merchants from Africa, Arabia, Southeast Asia, China and Europe. The 15 chapters in this book reflect this global history in sections organized under the headings of 'Historiography, Method, Sources', '...

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Other Authors: Alpers, Edward A. (Editor), Goswami, Chhaya (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Delhi, India : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Shipping > India > Gujarat > History > Congresses.
Merchants > India > Gujarat > History > Congresses.
Harbors > India > Gujarat > History > Congresses.
International trade > History > Congresses.
Commerce
Harbors
International trade
Merchants
Shipping
Gujarat (India) > Commerce > Indian Ocean Region > History > Congresses.
Indian Ocean Region > Commerce > India > Gujarat > History > Congresses.
India > Gujarat
Indian Ocean
Electronic books.
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
History
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
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Summary:Over a period of 2,000 years, Gujarati traders exchanged commodities with maritime merchants from Africa, Arabia, Southeast Asia, China and Europe. The 15 chapters in this book reflect this global history in sections organized under the headings of 'Historiography, Method, Sources', 'Commodities', and 'Trading Networks and Diasporas'.
Item Description:"This collection of essays brings together a selection of the papers presented at the third international symposium organized by the Darshak Itihas Nidhi (DIN) ... hosted by the DIN at Surat in December 2015. The title of this most recent conference and the title of this book is Transregional Trade and Traders: Situating Gujarat in the Indian Ocean from Early Times to c. 1900."
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199096145
0199096147
9780199096138
0199096139
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on May 14, 2020).

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