Medieval Seafarers of India

Author: Lakshmi Subramanian
Publisher: Roli Books
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 152
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8174364102

Description

Medieval Seafarers attempts to explore the dimensions of Indian seafaring from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, a period of striking change and growth for the trade and traders of the Indian Ocean.

The vitality and resilience of Indian seafaring, attested by both tradition and historical experience, is set against the growing colonial domination that changed the contours of the traditional maritime world.

The interplay of colonial domination and indigenous enterprise found echoes in literature and popular traditions, examples of which are woven into the narrative tapestry of the book.

Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Seafarers and Seafaring

The State and the Seafarer

Indian Seafarers and The Europeans 1500-1800

Indian Seafarers in the Eighteenth Century: The Parting of Ways

Seas and Sahebs in Indian Perception: An Epilogue

Appendices