Trade, Circulation, and Flow in the Indian Ocean World

Michael Pearson

Feb 2016 · Springer

About this ebook

Trade, Circulation, and Flow in the Indian Ocean World is a collection which covers a long time span and diverse areas around the ocean. Many of the essays look at the Indian Ocean before Europeans arrived, reminding the reader that there was a cohesive Indian Ocean. This collection includes empirical studies and essays focused on particular area or production. The essays cover various aspects of trade and exchange, the Indian Ocean as a world-system, East African and Chinese connections with the Indian Ocean World, and the movement of people and ideas around the ocean.

Ratings and reviews

( Malaysia & Indonesia : Kepulauan Melayu / Nusantara , Filipina : Kapuluang Melayu , Visayan : Kapupud-ang Melayu ) adalah kepulauan antara tanah besar Indochina dan Australia . Ia juga dipanggil Dunia Melayu , Kepulauan Indo-Australia , Hindia Timur , Nusantara , Kepulauan Nusantara, dan nama-nama lain dari masa ke masa. Nama itu diambil dari konsep Eropah bangsa abad ke-19, kemudiannya berdasarkan pengedaran bahasa Austronesia . Terletak di antara Lautan India dan Pasifik , kumpulan lebih 25,000 pulau adalah kepulauan terbesar di kawasan, dan keempat dengan jumlah pulau di dunia . Ia termasuk Brunei , Singapura , Malaysia Timur , Indonesia , Filipina dan Timor Timur . Pulau New Guinea biasanya dikecualikan daripada definisi Kepulauan Melayu, walaupun bahagian barat pulau Indonesia boleh dimasukkan. Istilah ini sangat sinonim denganmaritim Asia Tenggara

About the author

Michael Pearson is Emeritus Professor at University of New South Wales, Australia. He has published widely on the Indian Ocean and among his recent books are Eyes Across the Water: Navigating the Indian Ocean and The World of the Indian Ocean, 1500-1800: Studies in Economic, Social and Cultural History.