| Secondary Cities & Urban Networking in the Indian Ocean Realm, c. 1400-1800 Contributor(s): Hall, Kenneth R. (Editor), Argo, Charles (Contribution by), Chaffee, John (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0739128353 ISBN-13: 9780739128350 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $62.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: This volume features the research of international scholars, whose work addresses the representative history of small cities and urban networking in various parts of the Indian Ocean world in an era of change, and allows them the opportunity to compare approaches, methods, and sources in the hopes of discovering common features as well as notable differences. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Social History - History | Modern - General - History | Asia - India & South Asia |
| Dewey: 307.763 |
| LCCN: 2008022019 |
| Series: Comparative Urban Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.2 lbs) 370 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With the closure of the overland Silk Road in the fourteenth century following the collapse of the Mongol empire, the Indian Ocean provided the remaining vital link for wider cultural, political, and societal integrations prior to the Western colonial presence. Collectively, these studies explore the history of non-metropolitan urban settings c. 1400-1800 in the Indian Ocean realm, from the Ottoman Empire and the African coastline at the mouth of the Red Sea in the west to China in the east. This was an age of heightened international commercial exchange that pre-dated the European arrival, which in the Indian Ocean paired Islamic expansionism and political authority, and, alternately, in the case of mainland Southeast Asia, partnered Buddhism with new centralizing monarchies. While grounded in multi-disciplinary urban studies literature, the twelve studies in this collection explore secondary center networking, as this networking distinguishes secondary cities from metropolitan centers, which have traditionally received the most scholarly attention. The book features the research of international scholars, whose work addresses the representative history of small cities and urban networking in various parts of the Indian Ocean world in an era of change, allowing them the opportunity to compare approaches, methods, and sources in the hopes of discovering common features as well as notable differences. This volume is the result of a 2007 conference on 'The Small City in Global Context, ' hosted by the Center for Middletown Studies at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, intended to expand the field of urban studies by encouraging scholars of diverse global interests and specializations to explore the history of non-metropolitan urban settings. |