Across the Green Sea: Histories from the Western Indian Ocean, 1440-1640

by Sanjay Subrahmanyam

A history of two centuries of interactions among the areas bordering the western Indian Ocean, including India, Iran, and Africa.

Beginning in the mid-fifteenth century, the regions bordering the western Indian Ocean--"the green sea," as it was known to Arabic speakers--had increasing contact through commerce, including a slave trade, and underwent cultural exchange and transformation. Using a variety of texts and documents in multiple...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477328777
• ISBN13: 9781477328774
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.9"