Rethinking classical Indo-Roman trade [electronic resource] : political economy of eastern Mediterranean exchange relations / Rajan Gurukkal.

First edition.

9780199086382 (electronic book)

New Delhi : Oxford University Press, 2016.

English

1 online resource (xiii, 330 pages) : illustrations, maps

10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199460854 doi

HF3788.R65 R35 2016eb

382.091824037

This volume is a rethinking of the classical eastern Mediterranean overseas exchange relations with the Indian sub-continent. Characterizing the nature of exchanges in detail against extant sources and theories, the book maintains that the expression, 'Indo-Roman trade' is a misnomer in historiography. It argues that the chieftains and merchants in the sub-continent had neither institutional nor technological means to indulge in contemporary overseas trade, a heavily document based enterprise. It was not necessary either.

This volume is a rethinking of the classical eastern Mediterranean overseas exchange relations with the Indian sub-continent. Characterizing the nature of exchanges in detail against extant sources and theories, the book maintains that the expression, 'Indo-Roman trade' is a misnomer in historiography. It argues that the chieftains and merchants in the sub-continent had neither institutional nor technological means to indulge in contemporary overseas trade, a heavily document based enterprise. It was not necessary either.

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