Download or read book India and the Indian Ocean, 1500-1800 written by Ashin Das Gupta and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1987 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays surveys the history of maritime India from 1500 to 1800, focusing on trade and economic history as well as on the activities of European merchants and local traders. It convincingly argues that even though the Europeans often traversed the Indian Ocean to trade, their presence was not crucial to India's economic stability.