000			01562 a2200169 4500
999			_c26145 _d26145
020			_a9780199490684
082			_a382.095475 _bTRA-
245			_aTransregional trade and traders _b: situating Gujarat in the Indian ocean from early times to 1900
260			_bOxford University Press _c2019 _aNew Delhi
300			_aviii, 397p.
504			_aInclude Index
520			_aBlessed with numerous safe harbours, accessible ports, and a rich hinterland, Gujarat has been central to the history of Indian Ocean maritime exchange that involved not only goods, but also people and ideas. This volume maps the trajectory of the extra-continental interactions of Gujarat and how it shaped the history of the Indian Ocean. Chronologically, the volume spans two millennia, and geographically, it ranges from the Red Sea to Southeast Asia. The book focuses on specific groups of Gujarati traders and their accessibility and trading activities with maritime merchants from Africa, Arabia, Southeast Asia, China, and Europe. It not only analyses the complex process of commodity circulation, involving a host of players, huge investments, and numerous commercial operations, but also engages with questions of migration and diaspora. Paying close attention to current historiographical debates, the contributors make serious efforts to challenge the neat regional boundaries that are often drawn around the trading history of Gujarat.
650			_aCommerce _vShipping _vMerchants _zIndian Ocean
700			_aAlpers, Edward A.
700			_aGoswami, Chhaya
942			_2ddc _cBK