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Books > Humanities > History > World history > General
The essays in the volume deal with a broad range factors integral
to Indian history in the early modern era. They unfold many facets
of the trade, politics and society of the country and offer new
perspectives which will help dispel some long held misconceptions.
The first part of the book is concerned mainly with trade and
commerce in Bengal while subsequent chapters provide an extensive
survey of maritime trade in the Indian Ocean and the unique
contribution of Armenian communities in Dhaka's commercial and
social life of the eighteenth century.
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