{"product_id":"the-worlds-of-the-indian-ocean-9781108341271","title":"The Worlds of the Indian Ocean","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEurope''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 re-orienting of world history, taking the Indian Ocean, rather than Europe, as the point of departure.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53186743501143,"sku":"9781108341271","price":166.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-worlds-of-the-indian-ocean-9781108341271","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}