The Indian Ocean trade in antiquity : political, cultural, and economic impacts /: political, cultural, and economic impacts. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Matthew Adam Cobb.
• Editors: Cobb, Matthew Adam
• Contents: List of figures List of tables List of contributors Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction: The Indian Ocean Trade in Antiquity and Global History Matthew Adam Cobb Part 1: The Western Indian Ocean: A Developing Trade Chapter 2: From the Ptolemies to Augustus: Mediterranean Integration into the Indian Ocean Trade Matthew Adam Cobb Chapter 3: Indian Ocean Trade: The Role of Parthia Leonardo Gregoratti Chapter 4: Ethnographies of Sailing: From the Red Sea to the Bay of Bengal in Antiquity Himanshu Prabha Ray Chapter 5: Patchworking the West Coast of India: Noes of the ‘Periplus of the Erythaean Sea’ Federico De Romanis Part 2: The Indian Ocean and Cross-Cultural Engagement: People, Commodities, and Society Chapter 6: Indian Ocean Commerce in Context: The Economic and Revenue Significance of Red Sea Trade in the Ancient World Economy Raoul John McLaughlin Chapter 7: Erythaean Pearls in the Roman World: Features and Aspects if Luxury Consumption (late second century BCE – second century CE) Pierre Schneider Chapter 8: India Abroad: Evidence for Ancient Indian Maritime Activity Frederick M. Asher Part 3: The Indian Ocean Influence on Literary Culture Chapter 9: The Universe from an Egg: Creation Narratives in the Ancient Indian and Greek Texts Fiona Mitchell Chapter 10: The Impact of the Indian Ocean Trade on the Ancient Novel Juan Pablo Sánchez Hernández Chapter 11: Between Egypt and India: on the Route of the Ancient Novel Marco Palone Chapter 12: Conclusion Matthew Adam Cobb Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 930.009824; Trade routes -- Indian Ocean Region -- History; Commerce -- Social aspects; Indian Ocean Region -- Civilization; Indian Ocean Region -- Commerce
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351732444; 9781351732451; 9781351732437; 9781315184876
• Related ISBNs: 9781138738263
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