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Secondary Cities and Urban Networking in the Indian Ocean Realm, c. 1400-1800
Kenneth R Hall
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Hardback. Editor(s): Hall, Kenneth R. Series: Comparative Urban Studies. Num Pages: 370 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFS; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 667.
With the closure of the overland Silk Road in the fourteenth century following the collapse of the Mongol empire, the Indian Ocean provided the remaining vital link for wider cultural, political, and societal integrations prior to the Western colonial presence. Collectively, these studies explore the history of non-metropolitan urban settings c. 1400-1800 in the Indian Ocean realm, from the Ottoman Empire and the African coastline at the mouth of the Red Sea in the west to China in the east. This was an age of heightened international commercial exchange that pre-dated the European arrival, which in the Indian Ocean paired ... Read more
With the closure of the overland Silk Road in the fourteenth century following the collapse of the Mongol empire, the Indian Ocean provided the remaining vital link for wider cultural, political, and societal integrations prior to the Western colonial presence. Collectively, these studies explore the history of non-metropolitan urban settings c. 1400-1800 in the Indian Ocean realm, from the Ottoman Empire and the African coastline at the mouth of the Red Sea in the west to China in the east. This was an age of heightened international commercial exchange that pre-dated the European arrival, which in the Indian Ocean paired ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Lexington Books
Number of pages
370
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Series
Comparative Urban Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739128343
SKU
V9780739128343
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About Kenneth R Hall
Kenneth R. Hall is professor of history at Ball State University.
Reviews for Secondary Cities and Urban Networking in the Indian Ocean Realm, c. 1400-1800
A very useful and provocative collection of twelve essays on a variety of themes and societies, stretching from China to Sudan. Will be of interest to historians of Asian cities, the Indian Ocean realm's economic and cultural networks, and the Early Modern world generally.
Craig A. Lockard, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Craig A. Lockard, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay