Imagined Geographies : The Maritime Silk Roads in World History, 100-1800
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
9888528653
ISBN-13
9789888528653
Publisher
Hong Kong University Press
Imprint
Hong Kong University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 3rd, 2021
Print length
304 Pages
Weight
586 grams
Dimensions
16.00 x 23.70 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
General & world historyMaritime historyGeneral and world historyMaritime history
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Imagined Geographies is a pioneering work in the study of history and geography of the pre-1800 world. In this book, Gunn argues that different regions astride the maritime silk roads were not only interconnected but can also be construed as "imagined geographies." Taking a grand civilizational perspective, five such geographic imaginaries are examined across respective chapters, namely Indian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and European including an imagined Great South Land. Drawing upon an array of marine and other archaeological examples, the author offers compelling evidence of the intertwining of political, cultural, and economic regions across the sea silk roads from ancient times until the seventeenth century. Through a thorough analysis of these five geographic imaginaries, the author sets aside purely national history and looks at the maritime realm from a broader spatial perspective. He challenges the Eurocentric concept of center and periphery and establishes a revisionist view on a decentered world regional history. This book will definitely interest history lovers from all around the world who wants to know more about how their forebears viewed their respective region and how their region fits into world history with local uniqueness.
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