Class, authority and gender on early-modern Indian Ocean ships: European and Asian comparisons

South African Historical Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 680-701

  Pearson, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asian ships; Discipline at sea; Dutch and English trading companies; Indian Ocean; Portuguese ships; Sailing ships; Women at sea

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950903275     PISSN: 02582473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02582470903500376     Document Type: Article

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