China Social Science Review

No.3, 2023

Academic Genealogy of Regional History Research on the Indian Ocean and Its Global Diversion

(Abstract)

Zhu Ming

With a history of thousands years, the Indian Ocean region is the area where civilizations intercourse and interact. In recent years, with the international economic and political focus shifting, it has turned into a hot area of research. Research on the Indian Ocean region has developed over a century, however, after entering the 21st century, deeply influenced by the globalization, it has attached more attention on population migration, material civilization evolution, and thoughts and cultures dissemination, as well as reconsidering the relations of nations with the empire. Such changes not only contribute us to resolving the Western-centrism, reflecting traditional studies on regional and national history, and gaining a in-depth understanding of marine ecology, but also being ware of changes in the world pattern and international relations in a more comprehensive and objective manner, forming a narration about world history and international relations with China’s stance.