This collection of essays surveys the history of maritime India from 1500 to 1800, focusing on trade and economic history as well as on the activities of Europe

This book is a collection of essays of the late Professor Ashin Das Gupta - one of the pioneers of maritime history in India. It is divided into two sections: t

This enthralling book offers a new approach to Indian economic history, placing trade and mercantile activity in the region within a global framework.

Before the age of Industrial Revolution, the great Asian civilisations constituted areas not only of high culture but also of advanced economic development.

In this stimulating and authoritative overview, Michael Pearson reverses the traditional angle of maritime history and looks from the sea to its shores - its im