The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. Travel and Trade in the Indian Ocean by a Merchant of the First Century

1976 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morton Smith ◽  
Wilfred H. Schoff ◽  
G. E. Gerini
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
First Century ◽  
The Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean Studies and the ‘new thalassology’

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus P. M. Vink
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
First Century ◽  
Exciting Field ◽  
Sense Of Direction ◽  
Early Twenty ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Indian Ocean World ◽  
World Systems Analysis ◽  
Annales School ◽  
Ocean Studies

This article explores the past, present, and possible future directions of the ‘‘new thalassology’’ [from the ancient Greek thalassa, ‘‘sea’’] and Indian Ocean studies from its humble beginnings in the 1950s and 1960s, and the cross-fertilization between the ‘Annales’ school and world-systems analysis in the 1980s, to its – admittedly incomplete – institutionalization in the early twenty-first century. In addition, it defines the numerous, often flexible and permeable, spatial and temporal boundaries or ‘frontiers’ of the Indian Ocean world(s). A final section surveys some of the potentialities and pitfalls of Indian Ocean studies and the new thalassology, with the strengths outweighing the weaknesses. The new thalassology undoubtedly presents some daunting challenges. It is to be hoped, however, that charting some of the ‘hundred frontiers’ of the globalized, inter-regional Indian Ocean seascape provides some sense of direction for this exciting field of scholarship and helps shape the future contours of maritime-based studies

The Chronology of Roman Trade in the Indian Ocean from Augustus to Early Third Century ce

2015 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Cobb
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Second Century ◽  
First Century ◽  
Third Century ◽  
The Indian Ocean

The archaeological and numismatic evidence for Roman trade in the Indian Ocean from the Augustan annexation of Egypt up to the early third centuryceshows that the most intense period of contact and exchange was in the late first centuryce. The arguments presented here challenge two major positions, which assert either a peak during the Julio-Claudian period or a continuing intensity of contact until at least the late second centuryce.

scholarly journals RESOURCE AMASSEMENT AS A TOOL OF MAXIMIZING SEA POWER IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Ramla Khan
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
First Century ◽  
Rational Approach ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Blue Economy ◽  
Sea Power ◽  
Power Maximization ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Resource Politics ◽  
Driving Potential

 The paper discusses the fundamentals behind the Indian Ocean as the new pivotal of the twenty-first century cauldron, bearing high-yielding economic driving potential analyzed from the sparsely deliberated Classical Realist vistas of Morgenthau that form an intertwine between accumulation of resources and maximization of power. The aim of paper is to provide new dimensions to the IOR rivalry between the power-players whose preponderance remains vital to the control of the sea resources. The present geopolitical settings embedded in the virtues of multifaceted interdependence would not allow for war to be denominated as an appropriate strategy to win the concentrated control of sea wealth. Indian Ocean residues abundant possessions vibrant for the sustenance of human society, economic upheavals and for the purpose of modernizing military capabilities. The Blue Economy approach is subject of discussion in the study offers a way-out, stipulating joint development of resources as the rational approach which would foster cooperation, stability of the Sea-Lines of Communications and smooth running of the economic engines. The proposed approach would provide benefits extending to major littoral and regional states including India, China and Pakistan but also to the foreign stakeholders in the form of United States and Europe.   Key words: Sea Power, Power Maximization, Resource Politics, Blue Economy

Conclusion

2019 ◽  
pp. 162-180
Author(s):  
Timothy Doyle ◽  
Dennis Rumley
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
World View ◽  
Western Indian Ocean ◽  
First Century ◽  
Pacific World ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Institutional Model

In this final chapter, we contend that despite the fact that differing constructions of the Indo-Pacific occur across matrices of space, time, and selected world-view methodologies, it is important to conclude that not all constructions and geopolitical imaginations are equal. Consequently, we prioritize the ongoing relationships between the US and China: these will largely determine the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region in the twenty-first century and beyond. Also, we end the book on a constructive note, exploring a regional institutional model which is the closest we have yet experienced in terms of being representative of Indo-Pacific nation-states, from the western Indian Ocean, to the western periphery of the Pacific. The case of the Indian Ocean Rim Association, now over twenty years since its inception, is an exemplar (however imperfect) of the maritime regional organization wrestling with the daily realities of what it is to operate in a new Indo-Pacific world.

Introduction

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
First Century ◽  
New Delhi ◽  
China And India ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Security Relationship ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
India And China

China and India are fast emerging as major maritime powers of the Indo-Pacific. As their wealth, power, and interests expand, they are increasingly coming into contact with each other in the maritime domain. How India and China get along in the shared Indo-Pacific maritime space—cooperation, coexistence, competition, or confrontation—may be one of the key strategic challenges for the region in the twenty-first century. The relationship between these powers is sometimes a difficult one: in particular, their security relationship is relatively volatile and there are numerous unresolved issues. Not least is China’s growing presence in the Indian Ocean where it is perceived in New Delhi to be shaping the strategic environment and forming alignments that could be used against India....

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