The wooden dhow, with its characteristic lateen sail, is an appropriate icon for the early trading world of the Indian Ocean.
This book focuses on the early trading world of the Indian Ocean, up through the fifteenth century..
It was based on free trade unhindered by monopolies or superpower domination and pre-dated \'globalisation\'.
The wooden dhow, with its characteristic lateen sail, is an appropriate icon for the early trading world of the Indian Ocean