Knowledge and the Indian Ocean
Subtitle: Intangible Networks of Western India and Beyond
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Sep 12, 2018
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9783319968384
Description: This volume examines Western India's contributions to the spread of ideas, beliefs and other intangible ties across the Indian Ocean world. The region, particularly Gujarat and Bombay, is well-established in the Indian imaginary and in scholarlship as a mercantile hub. These essays move beyond this identity to examine the region as a dynamic place of learning and a host of knowledge, tracing the flow of knowledge, aesthetic sensibilities, values, memories and genetic programs. Contributors traverse the fields of history, anthropology, argiculture, botany, medicine, sociology and more to offer path-breaking perspectives on Western India's deep socio-cultural impact across the centuries. Western India emerges as a pivotal region in the maritime world as a transmitter of knowledge--back cover.
Notes: Source title: Knowledge and the Indian Ocean: Intangible Networks of Western India and Beyond (Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies)