Early Global Interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World, Volume I, 1st ed. 2019 Commercial Structures and Exchanges Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies Series

This volume investigates the emergence and spread of maritime commerce and interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World?the world?s first ?global economy??from a longue durée perspective. Spanning from antiquity to the nineteenth century, these essays move beyond the usual focus on geographical sub-regions or thematic aspects to foreground inter- and trans-regional connections. Analyzing multi-lingual records and recent archaeological findings, volume I examines mercantile networks, the role of merchants, routes, and commodities, as well as diasporas and port cities.

Angela Schottenhammer is Professor of Non-European History at the University of Salzburg, Austria, and Research Director and Adjunct Professor at the Indian Ocean World Centre, McGill University, Canada.