World-the world’s first “global economy”-from a longue durée perspective. Spanning from antiquity to the nineteenth century …1. Introduction -- I. Religions in the Indian Ocean World -- 2. Buddhism and Maritime Crossings -- 3. The Transmission … of Vaiṣṇavism across the Bay of Bengal: Trade Networks and State Formation in Early Historic Southeast Asia -- 4 …

in a Global Frame -- 3. Cloth and Commerce: Understanding Indian Economic History -- 4. Handkerchiefs, Scarves, Sarees …: The Flow from the Eastern to the Western End of the Indian Ocean World -- 6. A Worn Insecurity: Textiles … -- 7. Distributive Networks, Sub-Regional Tastes, and Ethnicity: The Trade in Chinese Textiles in Southeast Asia from the …

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This open access book considers a pivotal era in Chinese history from a global perspective. This book’s insight into … Chinese and international history offers timely and challenging perspectives on initiatives like “Chinese characteristics …”, “The New Silk Road” and “One Belt, One Road” in broad historical context. Global History with Chinese Characteristics …