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A Hundred Horizons: The Indian Ocean in the Age of Global Empire
Sugata Bose reveals the Indian Ocean as a thriving crossroads of trade, culture, and politics long before and during European imperialism. This was no passive backdrop to empire but a lively bazaar of interconnected networks that adapted and endured. How did local merchants, laborers, and leaders keep the region’s pulse beating despite colonial pressures?
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