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Across the Green Sea : histories from the western Indian Ocean, 1440-1640 / Sanjay Subrahmanyam.

Author/creator Subrahmanyam, Sanjay author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [2024]
Descriptionxix, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Indian Ocean Region--History --15th century.
Indian Ocean Region--History --16th century.
Indian Ocean Region--History --17th century.
Indian Ocean--Navigation --History --15th century.
Indian Ocean--Navigation --History --16th century.
Indian Ocean--Navigation --History --17th century.
Series Connected histories of the Middle East and the Global South
Contents Introduction. Conceptual issues in connected histories -- An epoch of transitions, 1440-1520 -- The view from the Hijaz, 1500-1550 -- The Afro-Indian axis -- The view from Surat -- A conclusion. Toward polyphonic histories.
Abstract "This book connects histories from shifting viewpoints around the Western Indian Ocean showing the complexity of a dynamic oceanic system both before and after the arrival of Europeans"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Subrahmanyam, Sanjay. Across the Green Sea. First edition Austin : University of Texas Press, 2024 9781477328781
LCCN 2023033196
ISBN9781477328774
ISBN1477328777 hardcover
ISBNadobe electronic book
ISBNelectronic book

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