{"product_id":"the-political-economy-of-commerce-southern-india-1500-1650-paperback-9780521892261","title":"The Political Economy of Commerce: Southern India 1500–1650 (Paperback) 9780521892261","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Political Economy of Commerce: Southern India 1500–1650\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores the relationship between long-distance trade and the economic and political structure of southern India.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSanjay Subrahmanyam (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521892261, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 18 July 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e412 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.574 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn The Political Economy of Commerce: Southern India 1500–1650 Sanjay Subrahmanyam explores the relationship between long-distance trade and the economic and political structure of southern India in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. He questions the more traditional views that external demand was the force behind pre-colonial Indian economic growth or that external trade was insignificant in quantitative and qualitative terms compared with the vastness of the internal economy. Instead, Dr Subrahmanyam authoritatively demonstrates the interaction between south Indian developments and larger international processes within certain economic institutions - most notably the network of marketing villages, great coastal emporia and operations of revenue-farmers  and 'portfolio' capitalists. This book is based on extensive and previously unused Portuguese and Dutch archival sources. Its secondary theme is to explore the relationship between the documentation used and the context within which it was generated, thus illuminating how Europeans and Asians reacted to one another.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations used\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The political economy of southern India, 1500–1650: preliminary remarks\u003cbr\u003e 2. Coastal trade and overland trade: complementarities and contradictions\u003cbr\u003e 3. Overseas trade, 1500–1570: traders, ports and networks\u003cbr\u003e 4. Overseas trade, 1570–1650: expansion and realignment\u003cbr\u003e 5. Europeans and Asians in an age of contained conflict\u003cbr\u003e 6. External commerce and political participation\u003cbr\u003e 7. Situating trade: models and methodological strategies\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e A note on currency and weights\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Note on sources\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265361203480,"sku":"9780521892261","price":29.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521892261i.jpg?v=1692022115","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-political-economy-of-commerce-southern-india-1500-1650-paperback-9780521892261","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}