Knowledge and the Indian Ocean

Intangible Networks of Western India and Beyond

Bibliographic Data

ID9349448
EditorsSara Keller (0000-0002-2506-2887, corresponding author)
Year2018
Publication date2018-09-11
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueKnowledge and the Indian Ocean (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherSpringer International Publishing (PUBLISHER • SG)
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-96839-1
OpenAlexW4240336626
Open LibraryOL28229939M
ISBN9783319968391
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited7

This volume examines Western India's contributions to the spread of ideas, beliefs and other intangible ties across the Indian Ocean world. The region, particularly Gujarat and Bombay, is well-established in the Indian imaginary and in scholarlship as a mercantile hub. These essays move beyond this identity to examine the region as a dynamic place of learning and a host of knowledge, tracing the flow of knowledge, aesthetic sensibilities, values, memories and genetic programs. Contributors traverse the fields of history, anthropology, argiculture, botany, medicine, sociology and more to offer path-breaking perspectives on Western India's deep socio-cultural impact across the centuries. Western India emerges as a pivotal region in the maritime world as a transmitter of knowledge--back cover

Geography · Indian ocean · Geology · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Oceanography · Indian ocean region · Intellectual life

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