Required reading: Raoul McLaughlin, Rome and the Distant East : Trade Routes to the Ancient Lands of Arabia, India and China, Chapters 2-4, pp. 23-109. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nyulibrary-ebooks/reader.action?docID=587887&ppg=60
Richard Davis, Global India circa 100CE, pp. 6-44. Max Deeg, Chinese Buddhist Travelers (OREAH PDF). Tansen Sen, Buddhism and the Maritime Crossings. (16pp) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwlHT7HPRDhGTlhoTzMwbE1SSVk/view
How do monsoons form a spatial context for cultural history? Consider the relevance of both monsoon winds and monsoon rains for defining contexts of mobility and territoriality remember this Core Course is in the Cultures and Context category.
