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The Persian Gulf: The Economic and Political History of Five Port Cities, 1500-1730 provides the most comprehensive overview to date of the Persian Gulf at a time of major political change, including the successive arrival of the European `trading empires'. The study emphasizes the role of the local elites and how its members manipulated and used the administrative structures for their own gain. It also delves into various aspects of the governance of the ports. Based on a large variety of sources, including the unpublished information from Dutch and Portuguese archives, it makes clear that the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman were an integrated part of the Indian Ocean network in terms of trade, culture, migration and politics. Despite that interconnectedness there were significant differences between the various competing Persian Gulf ports. These differences (as well as the similarities) in the political economy of each of the five major ports of the period (Hormuz, Bandar `Abbas, Masqat, Bandar-e Kong and Basra) are highlighted. The pattern of the local administration, the socio-economic and political structure, the morphology of each port as well as what that meant for the development and nature of trade that was carried on in each of the ports are discussed in detail. The controlling influence of the hinterland on each of these ports is stressed, while many prevailing wrong notions about the role and importance of Europeans, the nature of trade and what drove political developments in the Persian Gulf are corrected.
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Willem Floor studied development economics and non-western sociology, as well as Persian, Arabic and Islamology from 1963-67 at the University of Utrecht (the Netherlands). He received his doctoral degree from the University of Leiden in 1971. Since 1983, Dr. Floor has been employed by the World Bank as an energy specialist. Throughout this time, he has published extensively on the socio-economic history of Iran. His most recent books include: Public Health in Qajar Iran, Agriculture in Qajar Iran, and The History of Theater in Iran. His forthcoming book published by Mage is The Persian Gulf: A Political and Economic History of 5 Port Cities, 1500-1730.
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The Persian Gulf: The Economic and Political History of Five Port Cities, 1500-1730 provides the most comprehensive overview to date of the Persian Gulf at a time of major political change, including the successive arrival of the European `trading empires'. The study emphasizes the role of the local elites and how its members manipulated and used the administrative structures for their own gain. It also delves into various aspects of the governance of the ports. Based on a large variety of sources, including the unpublished information from Dutch and Portuguese archives, it makes clear that the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman were an integrated part of the Indian Ocean network in terms of trade, culture, migration and politics. Despite that interconnectedness there were significant differences between the various competing Persian Gulf ports. These differences (as well as the similarities) in the political economy of each of the five major ports of the period (Hormuz, Bandar `Abbas, Masqat, Bandar-e Kong and Basra) are highlighted. The pattern of the local administration, the socio-economic and political structure, the morphology of each port as well as what that meant for the development and nature of trade that was carried on in each of the ports are discussed in detail. The controlling influence of the hinterland on each of these ports is stressed, while many prevailing wrong notions about the role and importance of Europeans, the nature of trade and what drove political developments in the Persian Gulf are corrected.
About the Author
Willem Floor studied development economics and non-western sociology, as well as Persian, Arabic and Islamology from 1963-67 at the University of Utrecht (the Netherlands). He received his doctoral degree from the University of Leiden in 1971. Since 1983, Dr. Floor has been employed by the World Bank as an energy specialist. Throughout this time, he has published extensively on the socio-economic history of Iran. His most recent books include: Public Health in Qajar Iran, Agriculture in Qajar Iran, and The History of Theater in Iran. His forthcoming book published by Mage is The Persian Gulf: A Political and Economic History of 5 Port Cities, 1500-1730.
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Prior to the rise of Bandar 'Abbas as the major maritime gateway to the Persian Gulf during the seventeenth and the first half of the eighteenth century, Hormuz held this position. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
Luís Falcáo, fiscal history, commercial conflict, monetary history, Cristováo de Mendonça, qaptan pasha, das plantas, voyageur portugais, new vali, das fortalezas, das cousas, alto bordo, das cidades, schipper van, new pasha, reinforced towers, royal factor, chief broker, other pashas, customs revenues, new vizier, pearl trade, permanent factory, customs rates, paid customs duties Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bandar-e Kong, Persian Gulf, English Factories, Safavid Persia, Hoseyn Pasha, Generale Missieven, Della Valle, Rui Freire, Zeitgenössische Quellen, Mohammad Shah, Lendas da India, Four Centuries, New Account, Turan Shah, Estado da India, Asnad-e Farsi, The Travels, Salghur Shah, The Book, Red Sea, Documenta Indica, The Ottoman Response, Emam Qoli Khan, Sayyed Mobarak, Bandel de Camoráo Browse Sample Pages:
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Prior to the rise of Bandar 'Abbas as the major maritime gateway to the Persian Gulf during the seventeenth and the first half of the eighteenth century, Hormuz held this position. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
Luís Falcáo, fiscal history, commercial conflict, monetary history, Cristováo de Mendonça, qaptan pasha, das plantas, voyageur portugais, new vali, das fortalezas, das cousas, alto bordo, das cidades, schipper van, new pasha, reinforced towers, royal factor, chief broker, other pashas, customs revenues, new vizier, pearl trade, permanent factory, customs rates, paid customs duties Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bandar-e Kong, Persian Gulf, English Factories, Safavid Persia, Hoseyn Pasha, Generale Missieven, Della Valle, Rui Freire, Zeitgenössische Quellen, Mohammad Shah, Lendas da India, Four Centuries, New Account, Turan Shah, Estado da India, Asnad-e Farsi, The Travels, Salghur Shah, The Book, Red Sea, Documenta Indica, The Ottoman Response, Emam Qoli Khan, Sayyed Mobarak, Bandel de Camoráo Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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