The Indian Ocean in World History

by Milo Kearney

Book Overview

Throughout history, dominance of the Indian Ocean has been a critical factor in defining a nation's supremacy and power. It is well known that it played a major part in the success of the Portugese nation at the start of the sixteenth century. In this concise survey, Milo Kearney shows how the trading and imperial expansion offered by the Indian Ocean were exploited by many leading powers from the third millennium BC to the very recent past.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415312779
• ISBN13: 9780415312776
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.6"