Monsoon Empire: a History of the Indian Ocean and Its Invaders
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This book reconstructs the civilization of the Indian Ocean and its gradual decline under the control of Western invaders. Through extraordinary narrative ability and keen analysis, author Richard Hall shows how the emergence of Europeans from the 16th century onwards irreversibly changed life along the Indian Ocean coast: prosperous kingdoms were conquered, former religious and ethnic relations were thrown into chaos; and, with the emergence of Western capitalism, ancient trade patterns soon became extinct. However, although European guns could create new empires in the East, their vast populations made it impossible for Westerners to suppress the East for long. In the thousands of years of changes in the Indian Ocean, African giants have formed the long western flank of the Indian Ocean and have played almost no role other than acting as silent bystanders. But after the mid-19th century, the potential of the various peoples in sub-Saharan Africa was fully tested, and the monsoon of history blew again. This book reproduces the author's understanding of foreign cultures from a subtle and unobstructed perspective. This epic work is sure to inspire and inspire reading.
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