His fields of study are south asian and indian ocean history. Different universalisms, vernacular cosmopolitanisms. Bose takes india as a centre of human mobility and explores patterns of pilgrimage, trade, colonialism and sovereignty throughout the arabian sea and the bay of bengal, particularly in the first half of the twentieth century. Joyce seltzer, editor extraordinaire at harvard university press, with whom i had worked on a hundred horizons, liked my book proposal concerning the man i described as his majestys opponent. The indian ocean in the age of global empire sugata bose on december 26, 2004, giant tsunami waves destroyed communities around the indian ocean, from indonesia to kenya. Bose is also the director of the netaji research bureau in. Peasant labour and colonial capital in the new cambridge history of india series. The indian ocean in the age of global empire by sugata bose. Sugata bose is the gardiner professor of history at harvard university, specializing in modern south asian and indian ocean history. Over empires and oceans book download ebook pdf, epub.
Peasant labour and colonial capital in the new cambridge. A hundred horizons takes us to these shores, in a brilliant reinterpretation of how culture. The indian ocean in the age of global empire, harvard, mass. The american revolution in the atlantic world baltimore, md. Ayesha jalal is mary richardson professor of history at tufts university. The indian ocean in the age of global empire by sugata bose, journal of world history 18 3. In a hundred horizons, sugata bose uses an oceanic perspective to examine a series of extraterritorial topics, including circular migrations, intermediary capital flows, transnational warfare, and. Sugata bose is the director of the south asia initiative at harvard university and the gardiner professor of oceanic. His publications lude peasant labor and colonial capital 1993 in the new cambridge history india series and a hundred horizons. All texts listed below, except for the three books listed above, are included in the coursepack as excerpted selections. Sovereignty and decolonization in coastal kenya james r. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Faculty page at harvard university history department external links. The indian ocean in the age of global empire, was released in 2006 through harvard university press, only two years after the devastating tsunami of 2004, which brought the region of the indian ocean into the gaze of the world media.
The indian ocean in the age of global empire by sugata bose malyn newitt. Sugata bose born 7 september 1956 is an indian historian and politician who has taught and worked in the united states since the mid1980s. A view from the other boat, comparative study of society and history, 2004 wednesday, feb. The indian ocean in the age of global empire a hundred horizons. Ayesha jalal is mary richardson professor of history at tufts university, usa.
Bose taught at tufts university until 2001, when he accepted the gardiner chair of oceanic history and affairs at harvard university. This dazzling ensemble provides bose with just a handful of the hundred horizons that represent the varied shared experiences found across the interregional indian ocean arena. And so, to borrow a phrase used by netaji in july 1943, i began work. The indian ocean in the age of global empire 2006 and his majestys opponent. Pearson 2003 in arguing for the organic unity of the indian ocean by tracing the economic and cultural communication that made it an integrated and interregional arena well into the twentieth century. Sugata bose is gardiner professor of history at harvard university. First published in 1912, history has been a leader in its field ever since. Subhas chandra bose and indias struggle against empire 2011 ayesha jalal. In it, bose crosses area studies and disciplinary frontiers and bridges the domains of political economy. Professor boses field of specialization is modern south asian and indian ocean history. The creation of the british atlantic world baltimore, md. Bose, sugata a hundred horizons the indian ocean in the age of global empire.
Sugata bose is gardiner professor of history at harvard university, usa. Review essay based on sugata bose, a hundred horizons. A hundred horizons is an excellent and very readable history of the indian ocean rim during the period of high imperialism. Subhas chandra bose and indias struggle against empire 2011. This forms the backdrop to sugata boses new book, the stated aim of which is to challenge the conventionally held view that this ageold transindian ocean nexus had by the early nineteenth century been largely undermined by the forces of european capitalism and imperialism. Brennan university of illinois at urbanachampaign and soas, university of london on 17 december 1961, ronald ngala faced an audience of some. Bose argues that the same scholars who sought out a precolonial indian ocean world organic unity inevitably read its collapse with the coming of european power p. The indian ocean in the age of the global empire harvard, 2006 and the essential writings of netaji subhas chandra bose oxford, 1999. In following this narrative, we discover that our usual ways of looking at historythrough the lens of nationalism or globalizationare not adequate.
He obtained his phd from the university of cambridge. Anthem press, 2002 these available at rutgers book store, all other readings will be available on sakai. Beyond the horrific death toll, this wall of water brought a telling reminder of the interconnectedness of the many countries on the ocean rim, and the insignificance of national boundaries. In following this narrative, we discover that our usual ways of looking at historythrough the. Rabindranath tagore and asian universalism sugata bose gardiner professor of history, harvard university a worldhistorical transformation is under way in the early twentyfirst century as asia recovers the global position it had lost in the late eighteenth century. Sugata bose finds in these intricate social and economic webs evidence of the interdependence of the peoples of the lands beyond the horizon, from the middle east to east africa to southeast asia. The indian ocean in the age of global empire, in journal of world history 18 2007. Sugata bose project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. On december 26, 2004, giant tsunami waves destroyed communities around the indian ocean, from indonesia to kenya. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations.
Publication date 2009 topics indian ocean region history. This forms the backdrop to sugata bose s new book, the stated aim of which is to challenge the conventionally held view that this ageold transindian ocean nexus had by the early nineteenth century been largely undermined by the forces of european capitalism and imperialism. Request pdf on oct 1, 2007, gwyn campbell and others published sugata bose. The indian ocean in the age of global empire cambridge, ma. The indian ocean in the age of global empire harvard university press.
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