Europe's India: Words, People, Empires, 1500-1800

by Sanjay Subrahmanyam

When Portuguese explorers first rounded the Cape of Good Hope and arrived in the subcontinent in the late fifteenth century, Europeans had little direct knowledge of India. The maritime passage opened new opportunities for exchange of goods as well as ideas. Traders were joined by ambassadors, missionaries, soldiers, and scholars from Portugal, England, Holland, France, Italy, and Germany, all hoping to learn about India for reasons as varied as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674972260
• ISBN13: 9780674972261
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.4"