In this in-depth history of India's eastern coastline during the late-medieval and early-modern periods, the author unearths fresh empirical data from the recor

This study compares Melaka and Penang in the context of overall trends - policy, geographical position, nature and direction of trade, and morphology and sociol

This monograph deals with the social and political context of commercial activity in early modern India - a period during which Eastern India (and Bihar) experi

This volume examines the rise of the many different trading empires from the end of the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century.

This book deals with three main aspects of the history of Indian business: The relationship between business and politics, the position of merchants and busines