This volume investigates the emergence and spread of maritime commerce and interconnectivity across the Indian Ocean World-the world’s first “global economy”-from a longue durée perspective. Spanning from antiquity to the nineteenth century, these essays move beyond the usual focus on...

Introduction: Questions that Came from Afar -- Introduction: Questions that Came from Afar -- A Model of Production of Culture -- Producing Culture, Conserving Culture -- The Supply Chain of Cultural Production -- Creativity as a Resource, Emotions as a Prerequisite -- Two Models of Creativity:...