{"product_id":"a-sea-of-wealth-the-omani-empire-and-the-making-of-an-oceanic-marketplace-volume-33-hardcover","title":"A Sea of Wealth: The Omani Empire and the Making of an Oceanic Marketplace Volume 33 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Paul Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Sea of Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping retelling of the Omani position in the Indian Ocean. Here the reign of Oman's longest-serving ruler, Saʿid bin Sultan, offers a keyhole through which we can peer to see the entangled histories of Arabia and the Gulf, South Asia, and East Africa in the Omani Empire. In centering this empire, Nicholas P. Roberts shows how Arabs, Africans, and Asians actively shaped the conditions of commercial engagement in the Western Indian Ocean, uniting the empire's domains into a single oceanic marketplace in which Europeans and Americans had to accede if they wished to succeed. Drawing upon sources in three languages from four continents, \u003ci\u003eA Sea of Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid narrative full of colorful characters that upturns many conventional understandings of our modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI don't know of a better read on the history of the Omani Empire than \u003ci\u003eA Sea of Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e. In taking the biography of Saʿid bin Sultan and setting it against a truly global backdrop, Nicholas Roberts has produced an outstanding work of history. He is one of the best writers in the field.--Fahad Ahmad Bishara, author of \u003ci\u003eA Sea of Debt \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMonsoon Voyagers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eA Sea of Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e is full of new insights, clever takes, and a wealth of evidence. This book will fill the sails of world historians and propel them toward new arguments about the formation of the modern world.\"--Thomas F. McDow, author of \u003ci\u003eBuying Time: Debt and Mobility in the Western Indian Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A remarkable study of a forgotten empire that introduces scholars to an invaluable curation of hitherto disparate sources. \u003ci\u003eA Sea of Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e promises to be of enduring scholarly and pedagogical value. It is both fascinating and so very well written.\"--Isa Blumi, author of \u003ci\u003eDestroying Yemen: What Chaos in Arabia Tells Us about the World \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An insightful and compelling examination of the Omani empire in the nineteenth century. In this well-crafted and engaging book, Roberts provides an incisive analysis of Omani expansionism in the Western Indian Ocean, offering a critical lens through which to view Indian Ocean history.\"--Jeremy Prestholdt, author of \u003ci\u003eDomesticating the World: African Consumerism and the Genealogies of Globalization\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas P. Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e was formerly Assistant Professor of History at Norwich University and the Howell Fellow for Arabian Peninsula and Gulf Studies at the University of Virginia. He is currently earning a JD at Case Western Reserve University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 290\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52637553197363,"sku":"9780520415775","price":178.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/T7OTnWCgXV9780520415775.webp?v=1762293185","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-sea-of-wealth-the-omani-empire-and-the-making-of-an-oceanic-marketplace-volume-33-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}