R. Chakravarti
2004.8.1Studies in History
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A historian examines epigraphic sources to understand the Indian Ocean's history and people, challenging the use of statistical data as a sole solution.
Abstract
Studies in History, 20, 2, n.s. (2004) SAGE PUBLICATIONS New Delhi/Thousand Oaks/London 1 Ashin Das Gupta, one of the founding fathers of Indian Ocean studies, maintained that statistical data in official Company papers was not an all-purpose key to solving the historians problems of understanding the sea and the people connected with it. See for example his collection of essays, The World of the Indian Ocean Merchants 15001800, New Delhi, 2001. An Enchanting Seascape: Through Epigraphic Lens
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CHAKRAVARTI, R. An enchanting seascape: Through epigraphic lens. Studies in History, 2004, 20: 305–315.