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Lords of the sea : the Ali Rajas of Cannanore and the political economy of Malabar (1663-1723) /
Focusing mainly on the Mappila Muslim trading family of the Arackal Ali Rajas, this book throws light on the repercussions of European commercial expansion on the traditional socio-political relations in the South Indian kigdom of Cannanore during the early-modern period.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
©2012.
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| Colección: | TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ;
v. 14. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Lords of the Sea; Copyright Page; SERIES EDITOR'S FOREWORD; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Notes on place and personal names; Notes on weights and currencies in Cannanore; Maps; Introduction; Kolathunadu, 1663-1723; Sources; Historiographical antecedents; Analytical framework; Chapter One: The Geo-Political Setting of Kolathunadu; Kolathunadu through the ages; Malabar: a regional perspective; Region within the region: the social world of Kolathunadu; Brahmanism in Kolathunadu; Nayars as local elites; Other social groups; Mercantile groups in Kolathunadu; Conclusion
- Chapter Two: The Rajas of Kolathunadu The 'state' in pre-colonial Kerala; The 'little kingdom' model; The swarupam polity; The concept of sakti; Houses by the sea; The co-sharers of Kolathunadu; Lords of the horses; The Arackal Ali Rajas; Legitimacy and sakti; Conclusion; Chapter Three: Lords of the Sea; The fifteenth century: decline or continuity?; The sixteenth century: changing port order in Malabar; The rise of the Mappila trading network in Cannanore; The Cannanore Bazaar; The Cannanore thalassocracy; Cannanore and the commercial world of the Indian Ocean; 1. The Arabian Sea
- 2. Ceylon, Coromandel, Bengal, and South-East Asia 3. Asian traders in Cannanore; 4. Cannanore exports; 5. Cannanore imports; Conclusion; Chapter Four: Jan Company in Cannanore (1663-1723; The Malabar commercial scenario on the eve of the Dutch conquests; The Dutch in Malabar; The Cannanore fort; The Dutch garrison in Cannanore; Jan Company and the local political elites; The Dutch and the local political practice of gift-giving; The Company and local communicators; Jan Company's commercial policy in Cannanore; The Company and local commercial partners; Jan Company and its rivals in trade
- The Mappila merchants of Cannanore Maritime control system and its failure; The English and the French; Conclusion; Chapter Five: The VOC Trade in Cannanore (1663-1723); The VOC trade in Cannanore: exports; 1. Pepper; 2. Cardamom; 3. Timber; 4. Ambergris, wild cinnamon, and coconut products; The VOC trade in Cannanore: imports; 1. Opium; 2. Japanese copper; 3. Cotton; 4. Horses and elephants; 5. Spices and other small-quantity merchandise; Into the hinterland of Cannanore; Conclusion; Chapter Six: Power Politics in Kolathunadu (1663-1697)
- Drive towards centralization: Prince Ramathiri (1663-1673) Ramathiri and the Company: early contact; For the sake of trade: the Ali Raja's Mangalore mission and its failure; Growing tension: Ramathiri and the VOC; Changing commercial atmosphere and shifting strategies:the Ali Raja and the Company; Conflicting interests: Ramathiri versus the VOC; The fall of Ramathiri; Political restructuring in Kolaswarupam: the (re)invention of tradition; Unnithiri: the new contester for power; Competition for Kottakunnu: the Ali Raja and the VOC; An anti-Ali Raja alliance in the making