The development of maritime trade between India and the West from c. 1000 to c. 120 B.C. /

a considerable amount of attention from scholars. It is

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Mark Andrew
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Summary:a considerable amount of attention from scholars. It is
advantage, therefore, of a preexisting commercial
and Persian kings made concerted efforts to integrate,
between the market and the product. The peninsula also
commerce between India and the West. By the Roman era, it
commercially, its various provinces. These endeavors were
continued to expand. The Mediterranean market was the
contrast, Indian markets wanted little from the West except
directly from that of previous periods. As early as the first
drain. Geographical and meteorological characteristics of the
driving, but not only, force in the development of the
endeavors. Trade between India and the West, however,
evidence for sea-borne trade in the Arabian Sea. Most early
gold. This "demand imbalance" led to a western species
ideally suited for carrying ships between the two regions.
in the Persian Gulf. During the Persian period the trade
infrastructure. Arabians naturally assumed the role of
later paralleled by those of Alexander of Macedon. Because
leadership. The Persian empire ranged from Egypt to India
Maritime trade between the Roman world and India has gathered
middlemen in the trade between India and the West. The
monsoon winds that blow alternately west and east were
network was extended to India. Contacts between India and
of their frequent conflicts, the subsequent Hellenistic kings
produced goods greatly demanded by the West. It had the
quarter of the first millennium B.C. there is indirect
references from Mesopotamia, however, regard regional trade
region were largely responsible for the nature of the trade
seldom appreciated, however, that this commerce evolved
system that developed in the Arabian Sea. Arabia was located
the West were stimulated by the activities of Persian
was propelling a very substantial trade to the East. By
were too preoccupied to expend their resources on such
Item Description:"Major subject: Anthropology".
In title, numerals are used.
Vita.
Physical Description:x, 211 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.