Sugar and the Indian Ocean World: Trade and Consumption in the Eighteenth-Century Persian Gulf

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Norifumi Daito (University of Tokyo, Japan)

Sugar and the Indian Ocean World

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Trade and Consumption in the Eighteenth-Century Persian Gulf

Norifumi Daito (University of Tokyo, Japan)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
05 February 2026

Middle Eastern history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Food & society; Economic history

Tracing the history of the sugar trade and its consumption in the Persian Gulf during the 18th century, this book explores the interplay of social, economic and political interests created by this popular commodity. The study of sugar has, until now, focused mainly on its significant growth in European markets from the mid-17th century and, more recently, parallel developments in East Asia. In this book, Daito shows how the sugar trade also developed in, and became important to, the Indian Ocean World.

Studying how the consumption of sugar wavered after the brutal overthrow of the Safavid dynasty in 1722, this book shows how the Dutch East India Company and the trading network responded to political upheavals in the region and, consequently, the changing trading conditions. Arguing that sugar continued to be imported and consumed despite these political disturbances, Sugar and the Indian Ocean World proves this was not a period of economic stagnation for the region, and shows how sugar became an important intersection between socio-cultural practices and the Indian Ocean economy.

By: Norifumi Daito (University of Tokyo Japan)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9781350399242
ISBN 10: 1350399248
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 05 February 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Norifumi Daito is Assistant Professor at the Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo, Japan. He received his PhD in History from Leiden University, Netherlands, in 2017.