Trade and Statecraft in the Ages of Colas

Trade and Statecraft in the Ages of Colas
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Publisher : Abhinav Publications
Total Pages : 254
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ISBN-10 : 8170171202
ISBN-13 : 9788170171201
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Trade and Statecraft in the Ages of Colas by : Kenneth R. Hall

A History of India

A History of India
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Publisher : Psychology Press
Total Pages : 406
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ISBN-10 : 9780415154826
ISBN-13 : 0415154820
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of India by : Hermann Kulke

Presenting a grand sweep of Indian history, this work covers antiquity to the later half of the 20th century. The authors examine the major political, social and cultural forces which have shaped the history of the Indian subcontinent. This third edition of the text has been updated to include current research as well as a revised preface, index and dateline.

Empires Of The Sea

Empires Of The Sea
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Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Total Pages : 198
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ISBN-10 : 9789390742554
ISBN-13 : 9390742552
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis Empires Of The Sea by : Radhika Seshan

An enthralling journey through 2,000 years of India’s steadfast relations with the seas. The Indian Ocean world’s significance in human history is impossible to dismiss. The 1,000-odd kilometres of the subcontinent’s coastline – which underpinned some of the world’s greatest empires and shaped countless human lives – therefore make for the perfect dock from which to embark on a journey through the centuries for a vital reappraisal of India’s history. In this eye-opening book, noted historian Radhika Seshan sets out to map our age-old connections with the seas, tracing maritime linkages from the Harappan period all the way to the long colonial era. Her re-examination of India’s past through the prism of water reveals the extent to which this conduit enabled trade and the movement of people, often leading to the establishment of crucial ports, communities, kingdoms and empires. The Chola, Chalukya and Vijayanagar empires, historic ports such as Muziris and Bharuch and accounts of travellers, explorers, merchants and monarchs who frequented India’s shores are explored here in vivid detail, with the sea providing a riveting backdrop of adventure, migration, invasion and rich cultural networks. While the arrival of the Europeans, the subsequent Raj and their consolidation of terrestrial networks marked the gradual decline of our maritime dominance, the seas hold sway over our geopolitics even today. Combining scholarly rigour with a storyteller’s flair, Empires of the Sea presents India afresh as a nation of pluralities made possible by virtue of its long-standing maritime relations with the world at large.

Portuguese Oceanic Expansion, 1400-1800

Portuguese Oceanic Expansion, 1400-1800
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 495
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ISBN-10 : 9780521846448
ISBN-13 : 0521846447
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Portuguese Oceanic Expansion, 1400-1800 by : Francisco Bethencourt

A unique overview of Portuguese oceanic expansion between 1400 and 1800, the essays in this volume treat a wide range of subjects - economy and society, politics and institutions, cultural configurations and comparative dimensions - and radically update data and interpretations on the economic and financial trends of the Portuguese Empire. Interregional networks are analysed in a substantial way. Patterns of settlement, political configurations, ecclesiastical structures, and local powers are put in global context. Language and literature, the arts, and science and technology are revisited with refreshing and innovative approaches. The interaction between Portuguese and local people is studied in different contexts, while the entire imperial and colonial culture of the Portuguese world is looked at synthetically for the first time. In short, this book provides a broad understanding of the Portuguese Empire in its first four centuries as a factor in world history and as a major component of European expansion.

Early Medieval Indian Society

Early Medieval Indian Society
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Publisher : Orient Blackswan
Total Pages : 388
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ISBN-10 : 8125025235
ISBN-13 : 9788125025238
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Early Medieval Indian Society by : Ram Sharan Sharma

The book analyses the transition from the ancient to the medieval period in polity, economy, the caste system and culture. It examines the form of peasant protest and the reasons for their failure and infrequency. The author also examines the development of tantrism and the mentality that feudalism created.

Nagapattinam to Suvarnadwipa

Nagapattinam to Suvarnadwipa
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Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages : 363
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ISBN-10 : 9789812309372
ISBN-13 : 9812309373
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Nagapattinam to Suvarnadwipa by : Hermann Kulke

The expansion of the Cholas from their base in the Kaveri Delta saw this growing power subdue the kingdoms of southern India, as well as occupy Sri Lanka and the Maldives, by the early eleventh century. It was also during this period that the Cholas initiated links with Song China. Concurrently, the Southeast Asian polity of Sriwijaya had, through its Sumatran and Malayan ports, come to occupy a key position in East-West maritime trade, requiring engagement with both Song China to the north and the Chola kingdom to its west. The apparently friendly relations pursued were, however, to be disrupted in 1025 by Chola naval expeditions against fourteen key port cities in Southeast Asia. This volume examines the background, course and effects of these expeditions, as well as the regional context of the events. It brings to light many aspects of this key period in Asian history. Unprecedented in the degree of detail assigned to the story of the Chola expeditions, this volume is also unique in that it includes translations of the contemporary Tamil and Sanskrit inscriptions relating to Southeast Asia and of the Song dynasty Chinese texts relating to the Chola Kingdom.

A History of Early Southeast Asia

A History of Early Southeast Asia
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 9780742567627
ISBN-13 : 0742567621
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis A History of Early Southeast Asia by : Kenneth R. Hall

This comprehensive history provides a fresh interpretation of Southeast Asia from 100 to 1500, when major social and economic developments foundational to modern societies took place on the mainland (Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam) and the island world (Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines). Incorporating the latest archeological evidence and international scholarship, Kenneth R. Hall enlarges upon prior histories of early Southeast Asia that did not venture beyond 1400, extending the study of the region to the Portuguese seizure of Melaka in 1511. Written for a wide audience of non-specialists, the book will be essential reading for all those interested in Asian and world history.

Historical Dictionary of the Tamils

Historical Dictionary of the Tamils
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 519
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ISBN-10 : 9781538106860
ISBN-13 : 1538106868
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Historical Dictionary of the Tamils by : Vijaya Ramaswamy

The Tamils have an unbroken history of more than two thousand years. Tamil, the language they speak, is one of the oldest living languages in the world. The only people comparable to the Tamils in terms of their hoary past and vibrant present would be the Jews with one marked difference. The Tamils have always had their homeland 'Tamilaham' (alternately pronounced and spelt 'Tamizhaham') known today as Tamil Nadu which to them represents their mother and is revered by them as 'Tamizh Tai' literally ‘Tamil Mother’. This is in striking contrast to the Jews who have been through a long and arduous struggle to gain their homeland, a deeply contested site to this day with Hebrewisation of Israel being a key marker of Jewish identity in the region. Tamils, by contrast have a clear numerical majority in the region that now comprises Tamil Nadu and the language unites rather than divides adherents of different faiths. The second edition of Historical Dictionary of the Tamils contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Tamils.