The Global World of Indian Merchants, 1750 1947 : Traders of Sind from Bukhara to Panama
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society
ISBN-10
0521622859
ISBN-13
9780521622851
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 22nd, 2000
Print length
344 Pages
Weight
660 grams
Dimensions
16.10 x 23.70 x 2.90 cms
Product Classification:
Asian historyInternational tradeInternational trade and commerceAsian history
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The book charts the development of merchant communities in the province of Sind from the pre-colonial period, throught colonial conquest, to independence. Describing how they came to negotiate trade throughout the world, the book throws light on the nature of these diasporas in their interaction with the global economy.
Claude Markovits tells the story of two groups of Hindu merchants from the towns of Shikarpur and Hyderabad in the province of Sind. Basing his account on previously neglected archival sources, the author charts the development of these communities, from the pre-colonial period through colonial conquest and up to independence, describing how they came to control trading networks throughout the world. While the book focuses on the trade of goods, money and information from Sind to the widely dispersed locations of Kobe, Panama, Bukhara and Cairo, it also throws light on the nature of trading diasporas from South Asia in their interaction with the global economy. This is a sophisticated and accessible book, written by one of the most distinguished economic historians in the field. It will appeal to scholars of South Asia, as well as to colonial historians and to students of religion.
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