Download or read book Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World written by André Wink and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2002 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Andri Wink analyzes the beginning of the process of momentous and long-term change that came with the Islamization of the regions that the Arabs called al-Hind -- India and large parts of its Indianized hinterland. The growth and development of a world economy in and around the Indian Ocean was effected by continued economic, social, and cultural integration into ever wider and more complex patterns under the aegis of Islam.