This volume looks into the ways Indian Ocean routes shaped the culture and contours of early modern India. IT shows how these and other historical processes saw

A collection of articles published between 1968 and 2001 which deal with a range of themes centring around the history of the Indian Ocean region, including the

This book charts the convergence of science, culture, and politics across Portugal's empire, showing how a global geographical concept was born. In accessible,

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

This volume explores the changing meanings that maritime India acquired during the early modern period owing to the frequent efforts of the Mughals and the Port