Maritime India The Indian Ocean: A History of the People and the Sea (McPherson), Maritime India in the Seventeenth Century (Arasaratnam), and Rival Empires of Trade in the Orient, 1600-1800 (Furber)

by McPherson, Kenneth; Arasaratnam, Sinnappah; Furber, Holden; Subrahmanyam, Sanjay

• ISBN13: 9780195664287
• ISBN10: 0195664280
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This omnibus of three classic studies provides a basic grounding for scholars of India's maritime history. In an introduction written especially for this edition Sanjay Subrahmanyam locates these classics in the extant literature in the area. He argues that these works, the older being a quarter of a century old, are still insightful to new entrants into the field of maritime history.

Author Biography

FURBER, HOLDEN/ARASARATNAM, SINNAPPAH/MCPHERSON, KENNETH
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SANJAY SUBRAHMANYAM

Table of Contents

Introduction
Sanjay Subrahmanyam	xi
RIVAL EMPIRES OF TRADE IN THE ORIENT 1600-1800
Introduction	3	(28)
PART I THE MAKING OF EMPIRES
Chapter 1. Rivals for the Spice Trade: The Dutch and the English	31	(48)
The Foundation of Dutch Power	31	(7)
English Competition: The First Phase	38	(6)
"Pretended Friendship" amid Renewed Struggle	44	(6)
Dutch Thalassocracy Achieved: Ceylon, Malacca, Japan	50	(14)
English Progress in India: Surat, Madras, Bengal	64	(15)
Chapter 2. The Craze for Calicoes: The French Enter the Lists	79	(46)
The Consolidation of Dutch Supremacy, 1663-1713	79	(10)
The Rise of English Power: Bombay and Calcutta	89	(14)
Colbert and Louis XIV: The Foundation of French Empire	103	(22)
Chapter 3. The Triumph of Tea: The Making of British Power	125	(60)
The Trade's Increase, 1713-44	125	(21)
Duel for Empire, 1744-63	146	(23)
Trade and Conquest: Britannia Victrix, 1761-99	169	(16)
PART II THE STRUCTURE OF EMPIRE
Chapter 4. East India Companies	185	(45)
Dutch	186	(5)
English	191	(10)
French	201	(10)
Minor Companies	211	(19)
Chapter 5. East India Goods	230	(34)
Major Commodities: Spices, Piece Goods, Tea	234	(11)
Other Commodities	245	(19)
Chapter 6. Country Trade and European Empire	264	(34)
Country Trade, 1613-1713: Dutch Company Control	268	(4)
The British Rise to Power, 1713-60	272	(17)
"Agency Houses" and Country Trade, 1760-1800	289	(9)
Chapter 7. Europeans among Asians	298
The Europeans: Their Numbers and Life in Asia	299	(11)
Diplomatic Intercourse and Ceremonial	310	(4)
Relations with Asians	314	(8)
Relations with Eurasians	322	(2)
Growth of European Knowledge of Asia	324	(6)
Conclusion	330	(11)
Notes	341	(38)
Suggestions for Further Reading	379	(7)
Currencies	386	(2)
Weights	388	(1)
Glossary	389	(2)
Index	391
MARITIME INDIA IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
Preface	v
1. Ports and the Ocean	1	(32)
2. The Legacy of the Immediate Past	33	(21)
3. The Trade of Gujarat	54	(36)
4. The Trade of Malabar and Kanara	90	(27)
5. The Trade of Coromandel	117	(32)
6. The Trade of Bengal	149	(24)
7. Indian Merchants of the Coast	173	(47)
8. States and Commerce	220	(26)
9. Shipping and Seafaring	246	(19)
10. Conclusion: Maritime India in Retrospect	265	(11)
Bibliographical Notes	276	(16)
Index	292
THE INDIAN OCEAN
A History of People and the Sea
Preface	v
Introduction	1	(15)
Aims	1	(2)
Terms of Reference	3	(5)
The Setting	8	(8)
1. The Early Maritime Trade of the Indian Ocean	16	(60)
Overview	16	(1)
The Origins of Maritime Skills and Trade	17	(4)
Regional Variations	21	(10)
Shipping Technologies	31	(6)
Empires, States and Monsoons	37	(8)
The Markets of the Middle East and South Asia	45	(10)
Other Markets	55	(9)
Fishermen, Sailors and Merchants	64	(12)
2. Commercial Imperialism	76	(61)
Overview	76	(2)
Luxuries, Staples and the Nature of Maritime Trade	78	(4)
The Rise of South Asia	82	(9)
The Impact of the Islamic and Chinese Empires	91	(8)
Beyond the Empires	99	(12)
The Flowering of South East Asian and East African Trade	111	(11)
Indian Ocean Worlds	122	(15)
3. The Age of Commerce 1450-1700	137	(61)
Overview	137	(1)
An Age of Stereotypes	138	(5)
The Golden Age of Indigenous Trade	143	(14)
The Discovery of Europe	157	(10)
The Portuguese Impact	167	(7)
And even more Europeans	174	(13)
Workers of the Sea	187	(11)
4. From Commerce to Industrial Capitalism	198	(65)
Overview	198	(2)
The Twilight of Traditional Trade?	200	(8)
The Commercial Revolution	208	(8)
Commercial Capitalism-Integration or Change?	216	(9)
Capitalism Triumphant?	225	(11)
Mariners, Merchants and Ports	236	(8)
Travellers Old and New	244	(8)
The Twentieth Century	252	(11)
Conclusions	263	(11)
Bibliography	274	(16)
Index	290	(29)
Postscript	319