On the Economic Encounter Between Asia and Europe, 1500-1800

Economic contact between Asia and Europe dates back to at least the early years of the Common Era, but it was only in the fifteenth-century, when the Portuguese discovered the all-water route to the East Indies, that this contact became regular and significant. This collection deals with the Indian Ocean trade on the eve of the Europeans' arrival,

Auteur

Om Prakash is Professor of Economic History at the Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics, India.