Open AccessGuest Editors' Introduction
Author(s) -
Vidhya Raveendranathan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of indian ocean world studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2561-3111
DOI - 10.26443/jiows.v5i1.94
Subject(s) - port (circuit theory) , dominance (genetics) , geography , settlement (finance) , indian ocean , cape , socioeconomics , archaeology , economic geography , sociology , oceanography , engineering , geology , business , biochemistry , chemistry , finance , electrical engineering , payment , gene
During the past decade there has been a considerable increase in literature documenting the growth of Indian Ocean port cities. Famously described as the Brides of the Sea, port cities such as Cape Town, Karachi, Bombay (Mumbai), Madras (Chennai), Calcutta, Rangoon, Singapore, and Jakarta were the bridgeheads for the establishment of European dominance. They fostered greater connectivity and intercultural exchanges, and they produced distinctive urban settlement patterns, environments, and social relationships.