Pearls, People, and Power - Pearling and Indian Ocean Worlds

Pearls, People, and Power is the first book to examine the trade, distribution, production, and consumption of pearls in the Indian Ocean over more than five centuries. Encompassing the geographical, cultural, and thematic diversity of Indian Ocean pearling, it deepens our appreciation of the historical dynamics of Indian Ocean worlds.

Summary

Pearls, People, and Power is the first book to examine the trade, distribution, production, and consumption of pearls in the Indian Ocean over more than five centuries. Encompassing the geographical, cultural, and thematic diversity of Indian Ocean pearling, it deepens our appreciation of the historical dynamics of Indian Ocean worlds.

Product details

• Authors: Pedro (EDT)/ Mullins Machado
• Assisted by: Joseph Christensen (Editor), Pedro Machado (Editor), Steve Mullins (Editor), Steven Mullins (Editor)
• Publisher: University of ohio press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780821424025
• ISBN: 978-0-8214-2402-5
• No. of pages: 428
• Series: Indian Ocean Studies Series; Indian Ocean Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous