The Asian Mediterranean port cities and trading networks in China, Japan and South Asia, 13th-21st century
This insightful book draws upon a wide range of disciplines--political economy, geography and international relations--to examine how Asia has returned to its central position in the world economy
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, U.K
Edward Elgar
2011
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This insightful book draws upon a wide range of disciplines--political economy, geography and international relations--to examine how Asia has returned to its central position in the world economy pt. 1. Two models of expansion without borders : the European Mediterraneans -- pt. 2. Early outlines of an Asian Mediterranean : the predominance of tributary trade -- pt. 3. The overlapping of Western and Asian trading networks -- pt. 4. The arena of re-globalisation : the second birth of the Asian Mediterranean -- pt. 5. The Asian Mediterranean and the challenges to state sovereignty |
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| Physical Description: | x, 407 p ill., maps |
| ISBN: | 9780857934277 9780857934260 |