Vient de paraître The Worlds of the Indian Ocean. A Global History de Philippe Beaujard aux Cambridge University Press

Vient de paraître The Worlds of the Indian Ocean. A Global History de Philippe Beaujard aux Cambridge University Press, 2020, 2 vol. (Volume 1. From the Fourth Millennium BCE to the Sixth Century CE ; Volume 2. From the Seventh Century to the Fifteenth Century CE), 946 p. + 952 p. ISBN : 9781108424561 & 9781108424653 Prix : 85 £ pour chaque volume (existent aussi en version électronique).
Cet ouvrage en deux volumes est paru initialement en 2012, chez Armand Colin, sous le titre : Les mondes de l’océan Indien (vol. 1, vol. 2).

"Europe’s place in history is re-assessed in this first comprehensive history of the ancient world, centering on the Indian Ocean and its role in pre-modern globalization. Philippe Beaujard presents an ambitious and comprehensive global history of the Indian Ocean world, from the earliest state formations to 1500 CE. Supported by a wealth of empirical data, full color maps, plates, and figures, he shows how Asia and Africa dominated the economic and cultural landscape and the flow of ideas in the pre-modern world. This led to a trans-regional division of labor and an Afro-Eurasian world economy. Beaujard questions the origins of capitalism and hints at how this world-system may evolve in the future. The result is a reorienting of world history, taking the Indian Ocean, rather than Europe, as the point of departure. Volume I provides in-depth coverage of the period from the fourth millennium BCE to the sixth century CE. Volume II provides in-depth coverage of the period from the seventh century CE to the fifteenth century CE."

Philippe Beaujard is an Emeritus Director of Research at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut des Mondes Africains, Paris.