Three Means of Indian Ocean Trade: Bartering, Purchasing, and Gifting

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10.2991/assehr.k.220110.113How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Indian Ocean Trade; Silk Road; Periplus

Abstract

This paper mainly explores three means of Indian Ocean trade: bartering, purchasing, and gifting, which happened around the middle of the first century CE. Through analyzing the general patterns of imports and exports and case studies of specific markets, possible causes and their impacts on the local economies will be presented. In conclusion, three methods of trade, combined with the efforts from each trader, resident, and society fueled a dynamic and unique trading network on the Indian Ocean. This work gives the reader a holistic understanding and avoids a reductionist approach that generalizes the trading method and denies the variations.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Langyue Hu
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/01/28
TI  - Three Means of Indian Ocean Trade: Bartering, Purchasing, and Gifting
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Art and Human Development ( ICPAHD 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 589
EP  - 592
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220110.113
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220110.113
ID  - Hu2022
ER  -