1st Edition

The Arabian Seas: The Indian Ocean World of the Seventeenth Century The Indian Ocean World of the Seventeenth Century

By Rene J. Barendse Copyright 2002
562 Pages
by Routledge

562 Pages
by Routledge

562 Pages
by Routledge

The Arabian Seas is a magisterial work on the world political economy (trade, war, power) that explores the intersect of the worlds of Islam (including South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East and East Africa) and the European world-economy (particularly the seafaring Portuguese, Dutch, and British) on the eve of the modern world system. It is likely to become a classic in its field and one of... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Ports and Hinterlands 3. European natios in the Arabian Sea 4. Diplomacy and the State 5. The Merchants' World 6. The Tide of Trade: Man and Merchandise 7. Estado da India 8. The Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie 9. The Affairs of the English 10. Private Deals 11. Afterthoughts Appendix One Appendix Two Appendix Three Index

Biography

Rene J. Barendse