Between Boston and Bombay Cultural and Commercial Encounters of Yankees and Parsis, 1771–1865 /

Between Boston and Bombay Cultural and Commercial Encounters of Yankees and Parsis, 1771–1865 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rose, Jenny (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Summary:XX, 328 p. 14 illus., 11 illus. in color.
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:
United States > History.
World history.
Southeast Asia > History.
Civilization > History.
US History.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
History of Southeast Asia.
Cultural History.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25205-2
Format: Electronic Book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Arrivals: Parsis, Pilgrims and Puritans
  • 2. "A Nice Morality" (1771–1798)
  • 3. A Shawl Handkerchief and a Cabinet of Curiosities (1799–1806)
  • 4. Merchant Princes, Missionaries and a Man-of-War (1807–1815)
  • 5. A Passage to and from India (1816–1835)
  • 6. Gods and Temples, Ice and the Whale (1836–1851)
  • 7. Consuls, Industrial Innovations and a Walking Stick (1852–1865)
  • 8. A Final Coda: Fragrant Memories?.

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