Much of human history has played itself out along the rim of the Indian Ocean. In a first-of-its-kind attempt, bestselling author Sanjeev Sanyal tells the history of this significant region, which stretches across East Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to South East Asia and Australia. He narrates a fascinating tale about the earliest human migrations out of Africa and the great cities of Angkor and Vijayanagar; medieval Arab empires and Chinese treasure fleets ; the rivalries of European colonial powers and a new dawn. Sanjeev explores remote archaeological sites, ancient inscriptions, maritime trading networks and half-forgotten oral histories, to make exciting revelations. In his inimitable style, he draws upon existing and new evidence to challenge well-established claims about famous historical characters and the flow of history. Adventurers, merchants, explorers, monks, swashbuckling pirates, revolutionaries and warrior princesses populate this colourful and multifaceted narrative. The Ocean of Churn takes the reader on an amazing journey through medieval geopolitics and eyewitness accounts of long-lost cities to the latest genetic discoveries about human origins, bringing alive a region that has defined civilization from the very beginning.

人类历史的大部分都是在印度洋边缘地区上演的。畅销书作家桑吉夫-桑亚尔（Sanjeev Sanyal）首次尝试讲述了这一重要地区的历史，该地区横跨东非、中东和印度次大陆，直到东南亚和澳大利亚。他讲述了一个引人入胜的故事：最早的人类迁徙出非洲，吴哥和维贾亚纳加尔的伟大城市；中世纪的阿拉伯帝国和中国的宝藏舰队；欧洲殖民国家的竞争和新的黎明。桑吉夫探索了遥远的考古遗址、古代铭文、海上贸易网络和半被遗忘的口述历史，做出了令人兴奋的启示。他以其独特的风格，利用现有的和新的证据来挑战关于著名历史人物和历史流变的既定说法。冒险家、商人、探险家、僧侣、挥斥方遒的海盗、革命者和勇士公主都在这本多彩多姿的叙事中出现。汹涌的海洋》将读者带入一个奇妙的旅程，从中世纪的地缘政治和失落已久的城市的目击者描述到关于人类起源的最新基因发现，使这个从一开始就定义了文明的地区变得生动起来。