{"product_id":"transregional-trade-and-traders-situating-gujarat-in-the-indian-ocean-from-early-times-to-1900-hardcover","title":"Transregional Trade and Traders: Situating Gujarat in the Indian Ocean from Early Times to 1900 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward A. Alpers\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eChhaya Goswami\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlessed 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChronologically, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaying 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward A. Alpers, \u003cem\u003eResearch Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles\u003c\/em\u003e, Chhaya Goswami, \u003cem\u003eAssistant Professor and Head of the Department of History, S.K. Somaiya College, Mumbai\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdward A. Alpers is research professor at the Department of History, University of California, Los Angeles, USA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChhaya Goswami is head of the Department of History, S.K. Somaiya College, Mumbai, India.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.7 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47208830042361,"sku":"9780199490684","price":111.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YwjVglPUWc9780199490684.webp?v=1768058363","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/transregional-trade-and-traders-situating-gujarat-in-the-indian-ocean-from-early-times-to-1900-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}