„The notion of an ocean framing a geographical focus of historical study was most famously pioneered by Fernand Braudel in his work on the Mediterranean. Braudel argued for an all encompassing approach which incorporated environmental, social, economic as well as political aspects, and considered change over a range of periods (durée); at the heart of this was the notion of the Mediterranean as a unifying entity and framework of study. More recently, this idea has informed much of the work of scholars on the Atlantic world. […]
The aim of this project is to explore a similar approach to the development of the maritime Asian World. In broad terms, this is defined as extending from the Cape of Good Hope in the East to Japan and the islands to the east of the Indonesian archipelago in the west; and from the Red Sea in the north to the northern shores of Australia in the south.[…]“ (Zitat H-Soz-u-Kult)
Der Workshop findet vom 06.09.-08.09.2012 im Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis (IISG) / International Institute of Social History (IISH) in Amsterdam statt. Die Deadline für das Einreichen von Abstracts ist der 29.02.2012. Mehr Informationen …