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100			_aSanyal, Sanjeev
245			_aThe ocean of churn : _bhow the Indian ocean shaped human history _cby Sanjeev Sanyal.
260			_aHaryana : _bPenguin, _c©2017.
300			_axiii, 297 p. : _bmaps (black and white) ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index
505			_tTitle-1. Introduction _tTitle-2. Genetics and Ice _tTitle-3.The Merchants of Meluhha _tTitle-4.Kharavela's Revenge _tTitle-5. Kaundinya's wedding _tTitle-6. Arabian knights _tTitle-7 Merchants,Temples and Rice _tTitle-8 Treasure and Spice _tTitle-9 Nutmegs and Cloves _tTitle-10 Diamonds and Opium _tTitle-11 From Dusk to a New Dawn
520			_aMuch of human history has played itself out along the rim of the Indian Ocean. In a first-of-its-kind attempt, bestselling author Sanjeev Sanyal tells the history of this significant region, which stretches across East Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to South East Asia and Australia. He narrates a fascinating tale about the earliest human migrations out of Africa and the great cities of Angkor and Vijayanagar; medieval Arab empires and Chinese treasure fleets ; the rivalries of European colonial powers and a new dawn. Sanjeev explores remote archaeological sites, ancient inscriptions, maritime trading networks and half-forgotten oral histories, to make exciting revelations. In his inimitable style, he draws upon existing and new evidence to challenge well-established claims about famous historical characters and the flow of history. Adventurers, merchants, explorers, monks, swashbuckling pirates, revolutionaries and warrior princesses populate this colourful and multifaceted narrative. The Ocean of Churn takes the reader on an amazing journey through medieval geopolitics and eyewitness accounts of long-lost cities to the latest genetic discoveries about human origins, bringing alive a region that has defined civilization from the very beginning.
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