Before the age of Industrial Revolution, the great Asian civilisations constituted areas not only of high culture but also of advanced economic development.

Provides the first global analysis of the relationship between trade and civilisation from the beginning of civilisation until the modern era.

This edited collection explores the histories of trade, a peculiar literary genre that emerged in the context of the historiographical and cultural changes prom

A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of the sea—revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by oce

This edited collection explores the histories of trade, a peculiar literary genre that emerged in the context of the historiographical and cultural changes prom