{"product_id":"connecting-the-indian-ocean-world-9781032439297","title":"Connecting the Indian Ocean World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Indian Ocean world has a rich history of socio-economic and cultural exchanges across time and space. This book and its companion, \u003ci\u003eMerchants and Ports in the Indian Ocean World\u003c\/i\u003e, explore these connections around the wider Indian Ocean world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book examines the many overlapping linkages that existed from the early modern period and into the colonial era. It offers a clear understanding of the economic networks that extended across the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic during the 19th century. With a critical historical lens, the volume discusses themes like the opium trade in the Malay-Indonesian Archipelago  the biggest opium trade market at the time; the Safavid mission to Siam; and the economic relationship between Pondicherry and West Africa, via France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich in archival material, this book will be of interest for scholars and researchers of Indian Ocean history, maritime history, Indian history, economic and commercial history, South Asian history, and socia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Connections in the Indian Ocean World \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRadhika Seshan and Ryuto Shimada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConnections by Sea \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Markets and Competition: Opium Trade in the Malay-Indonesian Archipelago from the Late Seventeenth to the Early Eighteenth Century \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShohei Okubo\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Safavid Mission to Siam and the Indian Ocean World in the Late Seventeenth Century \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTomoko Morikawa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 West Africa and France in the Rebuilding of Pondicherry after 1816: The Case of Textile Industry \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKazuo Kobayashi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Circulation of the Kachchhi Bhatiya in the 19th Century: Towards the Indian Ocean World History \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHideaki Suzuki\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHinterland Connections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Ports, Markets, Commercial Networks, and Politics: Case of Tal (South) Konkan in the 17th Century \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeelambari Jagtap\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Hinterland Connections in 18th-Century North Konkan: Secondary Ports, Coastal Connections, and Internal Markets \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSumitra Kulkarni\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Inland Trade Networks under the Marathas in the 18th–19th Century: With Special Reference to Indāpūr Pargaṇā in Puṇe Subhā \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichihiro Ogawa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019056120151,"sku":"9781032439297","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032439297.jpg?v=1750779161","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/connecting-the-indian-ocean-world-9781032439297","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}