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This book offers a global history of the Indian Ocean and focuses
on a holistic perspective of the worlds of water. It builds on
maritime historian Michael Naylor Pearson's works, his unorthodox
approach and strong influence on the study of the Indian Ocean in
viewing the oceanic space as replete with human experiences and not
as an artefact of empire or as the theatre of European commercial
and imperial transits focused only on trade. This interdisciplinary
volume presents several ways of writing the history of the Indian
Ocean. The chapters explore the changing nature of Indian Ocean
history through diverse themes, including state and capital,
regional identities, maritime networking, South Asian immigrants,
Bay of Bengal linkages, the East India Company, Indian seamen,
formal and informal collaboration in imperial networking,
scientific transfers, pearling, the issues of colonial copyright,
customs, excise and port cities. The volume will be useful to
scholars and researchers of global history, modern history,
maritime history, medieval history, Indian history, colonial
history and world history.
Money is central to the functioning of economies, yet for the pre
modern period, our knowledge of monetary systems is still evolving.
Until recently, historians of the medieval world have conflated the
use of coins with a high degree of monetization. States without
coinage were considered under-monetized. It is becoming more
evident, however, that some medieval states used money in complex
ways without using coinage. Moneys of account supplanted coins
wholly or in part. But there is an imbalance of evidence: coins
survive physically, while intangible forms of money leave little
trace. This has skewed our understanding. Since coin usage has been
well studied in the past, these essays flesh out our consideration
of societies that used money but struck no coins. Absence or
shortage of coining metals was not the causative factor: some of
these societies had access to metal supplies but still remained
coinless. Was this a strategic choice? Does it reflect the unique
system of governance that developed in each kingdom? It is surely
time to unravel this puzzle. This book examines money use in the
Bay of Bengal world, using the case of medieval Bengal as a
fulcrum. Situated between mountains and the sea, this region had
simultaneous access to both overland and maritime trade routes. How
did such 'cashless' economies function internally, within their
regions and in the broader Indian Ocean context? This volume brings
together the thoughts of a range of upcoming scholars (and a
sprinkling of their elders), on these and related issues. Please
note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback
in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
This book offers a global history of the Indian Ocean and focuses
on a holistic perspective of the worlds of water. It builds on
maritime historian Michael Naylor Pearson's works, his unorthodox
approach and strong influence on the study of the Indian Ocean in
viewing the oceanic space as replete with human experiences and not
as an artefact of empire or as the theatre of European commercial
and imperial transits focused only on trade. This interdisciplinary
volume presents several ways of writing the history of the Indian
Ocean. The chapters explore the changing nature of Indian Ocean
history through diverse themes, including state and capital,
regional identities, maritime networking, South Asian immigrants,
Bay of Bengal linkages, the East India Company, Indian seamen,
formal and informal collaboration in imperial networking,
scientific transfers, pearling, the issues of colonial copyright,
customs, excise and port cities. The volume will be useful to
scholars and researchers of global history, modern history,
maritime history, medieval history, Indian history, colonial
history and world history.
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