" German merchants emerged as influential commercial partners of the Portuguese in the 16th Century. The trade in spices and precious metals was not the only line pursued by ...

Contains Papers On Subjects Life, Local Resistance, History Of St.Thomas Christians Of Malabar, European Perspectives Of St. Thomas Christian, Indo-Portuguese Art And ...

This volume looks into the ways Indian Ocean routes shaped the culture and contours of early modern India. IT shows how these and other historical processes saw India rebuilt ...

In this stimulating and authoritative overview, Michael Pearson reverses the traditional angle of maritime history and looks from the sea to its shores - its impact on the land ...

Papers presented at the International Seminar on Portuguese Factories, Fortresses and Settlements in India with Special Reference to Cannanore, held at Kannur during 20-24 ...

Contributed articles.

The rivalry between the Dutch and Portuguese in Asia is one of the classic themes of the early history of European expansion overseas. Yet it is often forgotten that until the ...

Explores the relationship between long-distance trade and the economic and political structure of southern India.