{"product_id":"9780007599158","title":"Waves Across the South: A New History of Revolution and Empire","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE FOR GLOBAL CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN-HESSEL TILTMAN PRIZE 2021\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2021\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Helps re-centre how we look at the world’ PETER FRANKOPAN\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘Global history at its finest’ SUNIL AMRITH\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e‘A master class’ OLIVETTE OTELE\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e'Fascinating' \u003cem\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting from the ocean and from the forgotten histories of ocean-facing communities, this is a new history of the making of our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter revolutions in America and France, a wave of tumult coursed the globe from 1790 to 1850. It was a moment of unprecedented change and violence especially for indigenous peoples. By 1850 vibrant public debate between colonised communities had exploded in port cities. Yet in the midst of all of this, Britain struck out by sea and established its supremacy over the Indian and Pacific Oceans, overtaking the French and Dutch as well as other rivals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCambridge historian Sujit Sivasundaram brings together his work in far-flung archives across the world and the best new academic research in this remarkably creative book. Too often, history is told from the northern hemisphere, with modernity, knowledge, selfhood and politics moving from Europe to influence the rest of the world. This book traces the origins of our times from the perspective of indigenous and non-European people in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a compulsive story full of cultural depth and range, a world history that speaks to urgent concerns today. The book weaves a bracingly fresh account of the origins of the British empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWAVES ACROSS THE SOUTH by Sujit Sivasundaram is a historical exploration of the 18th-century civilisation, focusing on maritime activities and piracy. The book takes readers on a journey through Asia, exploring its geography and the top issues of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of David Graeber (Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia), Serhii Plokhy (The Russo-Ukrainian War), David Wengrow (The Dawn of Everything), Ryan Gingeras (Heroin, Organized Crime, and the Making of Modern Turkey), and Christopher Clark (Prisoners of Time).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sujit Sivasundaram, Read by Raj Ghatak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889134162069,"sku":"9780007599158","price":39.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007599158_a0f7f26d-b85c-4654-80d9-1e9cc51db05e.jpg?v=1776888422","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007599158","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}