In this book, trade provides the integrating framework for local and regional histories that cover more than three hundred years, from the late sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth, when new technologies and changing markets helped lead to Western dominance.
The evolution of China’s innovation economy will be one of the key economic stories of the early twenty-first century, and the world will need China as a source... Læs mere
Presents a study of workers activism and labour unions in the eight years between the recognition of Indonesian sovereignty by the... Læs mere
In the nineteenth century, Singapore displaced Penang in long distance trade, but the island remained a major focus of regional trade. This... Læs mere
The overland Silk Road linking China with West Asia and Europe is a famous and fabled trade route. The sea route that was its alternative was arguably... Læs mere